Adventist ethics is an evolving field that, thus far, has lacked comprehensive theoretical grounding. Publications in this academic area fall into six major categories that reflect the importance of the Bible, denominational tradition, and cultural contexts; however, meta-ethics of an Adventist kind is yet to be developed. Therefore, this article…[Read more]

Heavenly sanctuary, earthly sanctuary – has not all been said from an Adventist point of view? It is astonishing that to date there is no comprehensive, scholarly collection analysing the pertinent references that includes not only biblical findings but also ancient Near Eastern (ANE) and early Jewish litera-ture. This has now changed due to t…[Read more]

There are books with content that one can understand in a couple of minutes or read in a few hours. Others need days, and some can take you weeks. This book actually will entertain you – and challenge you – for months. The author admits that it turned out “a little longer than originally intended” (p. 22); with its more than 700 pages of text, i…[Read more]

This article aims to review the main biblical texts that refer to the pas-toral function in the Old and New Testaments. In reviewing these texts as a whole, it is possible to identify a series of orientations that can contribute to the elaboration of a Theology of Pastoral Ministry from an Adventist perspective. There are some essential concepts…[Read more]