to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as the Bible.

In theology, to discount mythological elements in the Bible or Christian doctrine in order to facilitate understanding and acceptance.

A school of thought that believes that the truth in the Bible is a mix of culture (religious myth) and divine truth. In order to get to the core truth the cultural aspects (the vehicles use to convey the truth) must be stripped away, "demythologized." According to Rudolf Bultmann and Reinhold Niebuhr the interpreter "must look through and beyond the historical record" to find the real message. (GN, 41) See Cultural Coloring of Biblical Text