Understanding Scripture - An Adventist Approach

.biblical, Understanding Scripture An Adventist Approach George W. Reid, Editor Biblical Research Institute Studies, vol. 1 Biblical Research Institute Studies, vol. 1 BS 5 2 0 . R45 U53 eng 2006 v . 1 c.3 R e i d , George W. Understanding Scripture / George W. R e i d Understanding Scripture An Adventist Approach George W. Reid, Editor Biblical Research Institute General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Silver Spring, MD 20904 2005 Copyright © 2006, by the Biblical Research Institute General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Silver Spring, MD 20904 Scriptures credited to CJB are from the Complete Jewish Bible, copyright © 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 615, Clarksville, Maryland 21029, USA. Used by permission. Scripture quotations credited to ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Stan¬ dard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. A l l rights reserved. Scripture texts credited to NAB are from The New American Bible, copyright © 1970, by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C., and are used by permission o f copyright owner. A l l rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible®, © Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Scriptures credited to NCV are from The Holy Bible, New Century Version, copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas 75039. Used by permission. Texts credited to NEB are from The New English Bible, copyright © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge Uni¬ versity Press 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission. Quotations designated NET are from the Holy Bible: The NET Bible ® {New English Translation ™). Copyright © 2001 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. www.netbible.com. A l l rights reserved. Quoted by permission. Texts credited to N I V are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Texts credited to NKJV are from The New King James Version, copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers. Used by permission. A l l rights reserved. Scriptures quoted from NLV are from The New Life Version, copyright © 1969, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986. Used by permission. Texts credited to REB are from The Revised English Bible, copyright © Ox¬ ford University Press and Cambridge University Press, 1989. Reprinted by per¬ mission. Printed in the U.S.A. by the Review and Herald Publishing Association Hagerstown, M D 21740 ISBN 978-0-925675-17-0 Editor George W. Reid Associate Editor Gerhard Pfandl B R I C O M Members 2000-2005 Niels-Erik Andreasen John T. Baldwin Matthew A. Bediako Ivan T. Blazen Keith Burton Lael O. Caesar Jaime Castrejon Gordon E. Christo JoAnn M . Davidson Richard M . Davidson Ganoune Diop Ron duPreez Larry R. Evans Francisco Gayoba Daniel Heinz Eugene Hsu Greg A. King Miroslav M . Kis George R. Knight Robert E. Lemon John K. McVay Ekkehardt Miiller Daegeuk Nam James R. Nix Brempong Owusu-Antwi Jon K. Paulien Jan Paulsen Paul B. Petersen Roberto Pereyra Gerhard Pfandl George W. Reid Ângel M . Rodriguez ArturA. Stele Ted N . C. Wilson Randall W. Younker E. Edward Zinke Contributors John Τ. Baldwin, Ph.D. Lael O. Caesar, Ph.D. Fernando L. Canale, Ph.D. Richard M . Davidson, Ph.D. Ganoune Diop, Ph.D. Ron du Preez, D.Min. Th.D. Frank M . Hasel, Ph.D. Greg A. King, Ph.D. Gerald A. Klingbeil, D.Litt. Ekkehardt Muller, D.Min. Th.D. Jon K. Paulien, Ph.D. Gerhard Pfandl, Ph.D. George W. Reid, Th.D. George E. Rice, Ph.D. Ângel Μ. Rodriguez, Th.D. Tom Shepherd, Dr.Ph.H., Ph.D. A