But Myth Is Something Else Than An

This Atheism Concerning The Gods Of Men Pertains Hereafter To Any Possible Faith

But Myth Is Something Else Than An Explanation Of The World, Of History, And Of Destiny. Myth Expresses In Terms Of The World - That Is, Of The Other World Or The Second World - The Understanding That Man Has Of Himself In Relation To The Foundation And The Limit Of His Existence. Hence To Demythologize Is To Interpret Myth, That Is, To Relate The Objective Representations Of The Myth To The Self-understanding Which Is Both Shown And Concealed In It.

Ordinary Language Carries With It Conditions Of Meaning Which It Is Easy To Recognize By Classifying The Contexts In Which The Expression Is Employed In A Meaningful Manner.

The Moral Law Commands Us To Make The Highest Possible Good In A World The Final Object Of All Our Conduct.

Although There Has Always Been A Hermeneutic Problem In Christianity, The Hermeneutic Question Today Seems To Us A New One.