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? k-irn JOURNAL OF ASIA ADVENTIST SEMINARY (ISSN 1908-4862) formerly Asia Adventist Seminary Studies (ISSN 0119-8432) Theological Seminary Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies Volume 9 ■ Number 1 ■ 2006 Editor: Gerald A. Klingbeil Associate Editor: Clinton Walden Book Review Editor: Aro/isi M. Sokupa Subscription Manager: Emmer Chacon Cover Design: lames H. Park Copy Editors: Chantal 1. Klingbeil, Woodrow W. Whidden II EDITORIAL BOARD Aecio Cairns, Chacon, Gerald A. Klingbeil, Joel Musvosvi, Mxolisi M. Sokupa, Clinton Walden INTERNATIONAL REVIEW BOARD David W. Baker (Ashland Theological Seminary, USA) ■ Erich Baumgartner (Andrews Uni- versity, USA) • Peter van Bemmelen (Andrews University, USA) • Fernando L. Canale (An- drews University, USA) • loAnn Davidson (Andrews University, usA) • Richard M. Davidson (Andrews University, USA) • Jon Dybdahl (Andrews University, USA) • Craig A. Evans (Acadia Divinity College, CANADA) ■ Daniel E. Fleming (New York University, USA) • J. H. Denis Fortin (Andrews University, USA) ■ Mary GLIM (Kenyatta University, KENYA) • Frank M. Hasel (Bogenhofen Seminary, AUSTRIA) ■ Michael G. tinsel (Southern Adventist Univer- sity, USA) • Daniel Heinz (Friedensau Theologische Hochschule, GERMANY) ■ Richard S. Hess (Denver Seminary, USA) • (Wismar Keel (Fribourg University, SwiTzERLAND) • Martin G. Klingbeil (Helderberg College, SOUTH AFRICA) ■ lens Brunt: Kofoed (Copenhagen Lu- theran School of Theology, DENMARK) • Wagner Kuhn (Institute of World Mission, USA) • Carlos Martin (Southern Adventist University, USA) • John K. McVay (Walla Walla College, ■ USA) ■ Cynthia L. Miller (University of Wisconsin, USA) Ekkehnrdt Midler (Biblical Research Institute, USA) • Roberto Percyra (Universidad Peruana Union, PERU) • Gerhard Pfau& (Bibli- cal Research Institute, USA) • Stanley E. Porter (McMaster Divinity College, CANADA) • Martin Probstle (Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, AUSTRIA) ■ Nestor C. RilIonia (Philippine Publishing House, PHILIPPINES) • Angel M. Rodriguez (Biblical Research Institute, USA) • Kenton L. Sparks (Eastern University, USA) • Peter van der Veen (Bristol University, ENGLAND/Verlag Wort and Wissen, GERMANY) • I. Dudley Woodberry (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA) ■ Randall W. Younker (Andrews University, USA) EDITORIAL STATEMENT The Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary (JAAS) is a biannual peer-refereed academic journal that publishes-in the context of a faith community-quality biblical-theological research, including studies in biblical theology, archaeology of the biblical world, systematic and historical theology, applied theology, and missiology. JAAS is indexed in Index Theologicus (Universitat Ttibingen, GERMANY), International Review of Biblical Studies (Brill, NETHER- LANDS; Universitat Paderborn, GERMANY), Religious and Theological Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, New Testament Abstracts, BiBIL (Bibliographic biblique informatisee de Lausanne, SWITZERLAND), Bulletin de Bibliographic Biblique, and THEME)! (Theological Literature Documented In Innsbruck, AUSTRIA). The ideas expressed in the articles, research notes, book reviews, theses and dissertation abstracts are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the thinking of the Theological Seminary of the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies.
ISSN 1908-4852 Printed in the Philippines C) Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (21106) Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary 9.1 (2006): 1-2
THE CHILD'S NEW GARB: JAAS BETWEEN CONTINUITY AND INNOVATION
GERALD A. KLINGBEIL, D.LITT. Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Silang, PHILIPPINES
In the editorial of the first issue of the journal Asia Adventist Seminary Studies (ISSN 0119-8432) Edwin E. Reynolds used the wonderful metaphor of a newly born child.1 Eight years down the road the child is still well and has matured considerably over the past ten months of planning, maintaining all the good things that had characterized it and improving some of the weaker areas. As the new editor of the journal, let me share some of these new devel- opments: First, we have changed the name to Journal of Asia Adventist Semi- nary and due to legal considerations we have received a new ISSN number. However, we will continue with the volume count begun in 1998 with the first issue of Asia Adventist Seminary Studies. Second, we decided to publish two issues per year (instead of one). Third, since we are committed to pub- lishing quality biblical-theological research, we have instituted an interna- tional review board, including some thirty leading scholars, that will pro- vide the expertise for a vigorous peer-review process. These scholars repre- sent a global community of biblical scholarship (Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia), different areas of expertise, and many re- nowned universities and seminaries (such as New York University [USA], University of Wisconsin [USA], Copenhagen Lutheran School of Theology [Denmark], Kenyatta University [Kenya], Fribourg University [Switzer- land], Andrews University [USA], Fuller Theological Seminary [USA]). We are indeed grateful to these scholars for their unselfish support of biblical- theological research in Asia. Fourth, we have redesigned both the cover as well as the inside of the journal to provide an esthetically appealing prod- uct, which will speak to students, professors, and pastors in the twenty-first century. Fifth, we are negotiating with an important international distribu- tor in order to facilitate international subscriptions via credit card payment, an option we could not offer before locally. Finally, we have named an en- thusiastic editorial team, including Gerald A. Klingbeil (editor), Clinton Wahlen (associate editor), South African Ph.D. student Michael Sokupa
1 Compare here Edwin E. Reynolds, "A Child is Born (Editorial)," Asia Adventist Semi- nary Studies 1(1998): 1-3.