We are very pleased to welcome two new scholars to the BRI team:

Daniel Kwame Bediako, coming from Ghana, West Africa, arrived this July to serve as BRI associate director. He holds a PhD in Old Testament from the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS), Philippines. Daniel is a thoughtful and distinguished biblical scholar and expert in biblical interpretation and biblical Hebrew. He brings with him a rich and fruitful experience as teacher and administrator. Among many other responsibilities, he served as a theology professor and president/ vice-chancellor of Valley View University in Ghana for many years. He also is a co-editor of the new Andrews Bible Commentary. His wife Gifty and two teenage children accompany him.

Alberto R. Timm joined the BRI in August as the newest associate director. He is from Brazil and holds a PhD in Adventist Studies from Andrews University. Alberto brings with him significant experience and expertise as a professor of theology and rector of the Latin-American Adventist Theological Seminary in the South American Division. Before joining the BRI, Alberto served as an associate director of the Ellen G. White Estate at the General Conference. He has published widely on Seventh-day Adventist theology and doctrinal development and is the author of the Adult Sabbath School Quarterly On Death, Dying, and the Future Hope (4/2022). Alberto is married to Marly and is the proud father of three adult children and the grandfather of one.

To our two new colleagues and their families, we extend our warm welcome as they join us in the service and ministry of the BRI on behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist world church.