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Item Biblical and Theological Studies on the Trinity(2014-01-01) McIver, Robert; Petersen, Paul B.The word 'trinity' is not in the Bible. The expression of the doctrine was developed over a long period and finalised only in the fourth century. Many Christians who wan to be biblical have questioned the official church doctrine on the Godhead. The following collection of articles from a Seventh-day Adventist conference in Sydney emphasises, however, that the concept of the trinity is thoroughly biblical.
Item Hermeneutics, Intertextuality and the Contemporary Meaning of Scripture(2014-01-01) Petersen, Paul B.; Cole, Ross’Did Matthew ”twist” the Scriptures?’ ’Where did Satan come from?’ ’My Reading? Your Reading? Author (-ity) and Postmodern Hermeneutics.’ ’Paul and Moses: Hermeneutics from the Top Down.’ Learning from Ellen White’s Perception and Use of Scripture: Toward An Adventist Hermeneutic For The Twenty-First Century. Questions and issues like these are presented in this selection of papers and presentations from a Bible conference at Avondale College on the broad topic of intertextuality. More than 100 scholars and administrators convened and shared their research as well as their personal perspectives on how to read and apply holy Scripture in the 21st century. This anthology contains a representative sample of their studies and reflections [from publisher website].
Item When God Speaks Cross-Culturally: The Bible as Mission(2005-01-01) Petersen, Paul B.The Bible is the foundation for the mission of the Church. It contains the message to be proclaimed, and it reveals paradigms for mission from the history of the people of God in times past. But more than that, the Bible is in itself mission. It is part of God’s communication to humankind.