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The Biblical Research Institute Goes to Africa
In December 2004 the BRI staff met with an ad hoc committee at Valley View University, Accra, Ghana. This committee was organized by the African Divisions to deal with issues of a spiritualistic nature that affect the churches in Africa. The idea to begin a dialogue came about as a result of a ra...
Bible Conference in Hong Kong
During the week of prayer, from November 9-13, 2004, the Biblical Research Institute staff, joined by Dr. Jim Gibson from the Geoscience Research Institute, held a Bible Conference in Hong Kong for the ministerial workforce of the Hong Kong-Macao Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Among the to...
Second International Faith and Science Conference: A Report
The second International Faith and Science Conference met in Denver, Colorado, USA, during August 2004. Concerns related to the interaction of faith and science led the General Conference Executive Committee (Annual Council 2001) to authorize a series of conferences on faith and science during th...
Sixth South American Theological Symposium
In July 2004 nearly eight hundred scholars, pastors and some laymen of the South American Division gathered for the Sixth South American Symposium for biblical scholars and theologians at the Peruvian Union University. The symposium which was co-sponsored by the South American Division and the Pe...
The Center For Adventist Research
On Sabbath, April 17, 2004, at 3:00 pm the dedication of the new Center for Adventist Research took place on the first floor of the James White Library at Andrews University. The Center for Adventist Research combines the resources of the Adventist Heritage Center and the Ellen G. White Estate Br...
Welcome to our New Colleague
In the October, 2003 issue you were able to see two pictures of the BRI staff. At that time George Reid, the former director of BRI, had retired, but continued to help us on a part time basis. The search for a new BRI staff member proved difficult and time consuming, but finally, we found Kwabena...
BRI Scholars
Some of our readers may wish to see a picture or two of their colleagues at the BRI. The photo to the left portrays the present BRI scholars; from left to right: Ekkehardt Mueller, Angel Rodríguez, Gerhard Pfandl, and George Reid. We enjoy working together as a team. This does not only involve ho...
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Is tithing normative for Christians? For some, a cursory look at the passages on tithing shows that in biblical times the tithe functioned primarily to sustain the Levites and priests as their reward for the service of the sanctuary and, therefore, because Jesus’ death brought an end to the sacri...
The Character of God through the Lens of Creation
The Genesis creation account not only explains the origins of the world and humanity; it also offers profound insight into the character of the Creator. At the outset, we should note that the placement of Genesis 1 at the opening of Scripture is profoundly significant. As J. Richard Middleton obs...
Why Didn't Adam and Eve Die Immediately?
Because Adam and Eve did not die on the exact day that they ate of the forbidden fruit, it is sometimes claimed that since one day is with the Lord as a thousand years (2 Pet 3:8) and Adam lived less than a thousand years (Gen 5:5), Adam, therefore, did die within that one-thousand-year “day.” An...