96. “Daniel 8:14, Ellen G. White, and Sola Scriptura”, 2000
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 16 Empty Folder, Call No.: 024101
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 Nearly all of the papers are unpublished meaning they were designed for limited circulation.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
- 2000
Extent
27 Pages
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
A paper designed for and sent to Jan Paulsen and perhaps thirty others in November 2000. with the objective of identifying the problems in the traditional interpretation of Daniel 8:14 and creating an interest on the part of church leaders in finding a solution to them. Courteous replies but apparently no interest.
Paulsen gave his copy to Angel Rodriguez, director of the (3 Bible Research Institute in mind, to evaluate and said that his reply would serve as his reply too. Probably with the 1980̓s six volume Daniel and Revelation Committee report in mind Rodriguez replied that the GC had already studied and responded to all of the problems. I secured and studied the six volumes carefully only to find that they did not consider any of the problems to which my paper had called attention.
Creator
- From the Collection: Cottrell, Raymond F., 1911-2003 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository