83. “The Role of Israel in Old Testament Prophecy”, 1955
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2, Call No.: 024088
Content Description
From the Collection:
This is a very extensive collection of well over 250 scholarly papers, the vast majority of them written by Cottrell. There are papers covering the topics of hermeneutics, exegesis, church polity, governance, and history, Daniel, Revelation, Ellen White, science, plus many others. Cottrell surely had a wide range of interests and seemingly an input on almost every subject which became current in the second half of the 20th century. Nearly all of the papers are unpublished meaning they were designed for limited circulation. Many of the papers were prepared for distribution to a church sponsored study group or committee such as the Bible Research Fellowship or the Biblical Research Institute.
Perhaps one of Cottrell’s greatest contributions to the Adventist Church was his work on the authoritative Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary series. As mentioned above he served as the associate editor of the series along with editor Francis D. Nichol. Besides editing many thousands of pages of other peoples work he wrote about 2,000 pages. The Commentary articles are not signed. Cottrell provides a list of the various authors and what books of the Bible they contributed to on the project.
A significant work of Cottrell’s which is not well known is his Eschatology of Daniel. It is at number 222 in the inventory. It was never formally published. Cottrell says the manuscript awaits a climate of openness and objectivity in the church, which is essential to a fair examination of the facts.”
Perhaps one of Cottrell’s greatest contributions to the Adventist Church was his work on the authoritative Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary series. As mentioned above he served as the associate editor of the series along with editor Francis D. Nichol. Besides editing many thousands of pages of other peoples work he wrote about 2,000 pages. The Commentary articles are not signed. Cottrell provides a list of the various authors and what books of the Bible they contributed to on the project.
A significant work of Cottrell’s which is not well known is his Eschatology of Daniel. It is at number 222 in the inventory. It was never formally published. Cottrell says the manuscript awaits a climate of openness and objectivity in the church, which is essential to a fair examination of the facts.”
Dates
- 1955
Extent
24 Pages
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
During the process of editing volume 4 of the SDA Bible Commentary I suggested to Elder Nichol the need for such an article as a guide to the study of the Old Testament prophets, which have been subject to a plethora of weird interpretations. and he assigned me the task of writing the article which appears on pages 25 to 38 of volume 4. Drawing on a card file of more than five thousand classified entries compiled during the process of teaching the class Old Testament Prophets compiled while teaching the class Old Testament Prophets at Pacific Union College, I wrote the article that appears on pages 25-38 of volume 4. To this I added copious Spirit of Prophecy references so the reader would know that she approves my interpretation of Scripture. Elder Nichol accepted the article without changing a word but added the parenthetical caveat on page 38: (“This rule does not apply to those portions of Daniel that the prophet was hidden to “shut up” or “seal” or to other passages whose application Inspiration may have limited to our time.”)
Creator
- From the Collection: Cottrell, Raymond F., 1911-2003 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository