12. “The Adventist Theological Society and Its Biblical Hermeneutic”, 1992
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Call No.: 024011
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 Nearly all of the papers are unpublished meaning they were designed for limited circulation.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
- 1992
Extent
49 Pages
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Group: English
Materials Specific Details
A personal friend of mine and an ATS leader confided in me that the principal objective in forming ATS was preservation of Gerhart Hasel̓s influence on Adventist biblical hermeneutics when he was demoted from being dean of the Theological Seminary. This paper reviews the Pierson-Hyde-Hasel conspiracy in considerable detail, and analyzes his and the ATS hermeneutic.
Creator
- From the Collection: Cottrell, Raymond F., 1911-2003 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository