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7-2013 Andrews University Press to Publish New Bible Commentary Keri Suarez Andrews University

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The commentary project is coor- general church paper of the Adventist dinated by Andrews University Press, Church. “In some parts of the world, the world church’s only regularly-es- these two volumes — the Andrews Study tablished academic publishing house, Bible and the Andrews Bible Commentary with funding from Andrews and the — will comprise the entire theologi- Andrews University General Conference, and oversight by cal library they will have, so we are Press to publish new a Project Committee of General Con- taking this assignment very seriously,” ference and Andrews personnel. he said. Bible commentary Andreasen said that, like the An- Andreasen said that 60 writers, A major, new Bible study resource, drews Study Bible, the Andrews Bible Com- all Bible scholars from church institu- sponsored by the General Confer- mentary is intended specifically for the tions and organizations around the ence of Seventh-day Adventists and general reader as well as pastors and world, have been contracted to work Andrews University, is scheduled for church elders, providing basic Bible on the commentary under the direc- release at the 2015 General Confer- teaching in the congregation. tion of a small editorial team. The ence Session in San Antonio, Texas, In making his announcement, general editor is Angel Rodriguez, according to Andrews University Andreasen referred delegates to a pur- former director of Biblical Research president Niels-Erik Andreasen. pose statement for the commentary Institute at the General Conference. The Andrews Bible Commentary, the that had been approved by the Project The associate editors are Greg King Church’s first, concise, one-volume Committee. It states that the Andrews (Old Testament), dean of the School commentary, is intended as a coordi- Bible Commentary “is a concise, one-vol- of Religion, Southern Adventist nated resource with the Andrews Study ume exposition of Scripture written University; Gerald Klingbeil (Old Bible, released by Andrews University by faithful scholars of the Church as Testament), associate editor, Adventist Press in June 2010. a companion to the Andrews Study Bible Review/Adventist World; and John McVay Andreasen made the announce- for lay readers, pastors, students and (New Testament), president of Walla ment about the new commentary on teachers living in expectation of the Walla University. Monday, April 15, to delegates from Advent Hope.” Andreasen said some of the writ- around the world at the annual Spring “This commentary is aimed to ers for the one-volume commentary Meeting of the General Conference help the person in the pew. It is writ- already have completed their assign- Executive Committee. Delegates con- ten in plain language,” Andreasen ments. He assured General Confer- vened this year in Battle Creek, Mich., said. He told delegates that the writers ence president Ted Wilson that a in observance of the 150th anniver- had been instructed to write at the small, printed sample of selected sary of the founding of the General same reading level they would write portions of the commentary will be Conference. an article for the , the available for the next full meeting

Visit http://herald.lakeunion.org Lake Union Herald • July 2013 | 29 NEWS of the General Conference Execu- in the production of both the Andrews Commentary is published and released tive Committee at Annual Council in Study Bible and the forthcoming com- in 2015, it will have about 1,800 pages October, when Andreasen will give mentary. Andreasen said that these of commentary and helpful articles, another progress report. publications represent one of the about three times the original content “We’ll hold you to that,” Wilson many ways Andrews fulfills its respon- of the Andrews Study Bible. said. sibility to serve the world church. Keri Suarez, former media relations Andreasen thanked Wilson for the Staff at Andrews University Press specialist, Division of Marketing & support of the General Conference have noted that when the Adventist Bible Communication, Andrews University

[NAD news] Lake Union Pathfinder teams place in PBE Divisional Finals The College View Seventh-day Adventist Church, Union College, Lin- coln, Neb., was crowded with highly- trained Bible scholars, April 19–20, when 38 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) finalist teams from across North America arrived to participate in the final testing program for the Sheboygan (Wis.) Shepherds 2013 PBE Division Finals. Pathfinders from the United States, Canada and England, ages 10–16, demonstrated their knowledge of the Bible books of Acts and 1 and 2 Thessalonians by answering 90 questions of varying dif- ficulty and point values. “Their level of knowledge was phe- nomenal,” said one event judge. “They definitely know their Bible.” Many of Oakwood (Mich.) Knights Monroe (Wis.) Trailblazers the young people had memorized large passages of Scripture, often six to eight Potomac, Southern England, Southern involved in the rest of the programs, chapters, and they knew a lot of the New England, Texas and Wisconsin. which consisted of mixers focused on content of the additional chapters. Many more teams and conferences the books of the Bible they had been NAD Pathfinder Bible Experience from across the Division participated studying. coordinator Gene Clapp reported that in the first three levels of testing: Area, On Saturday evening, following all the 38 participating teams represented Conference and Union. The teams at the testing and tallying of points, par- eight of the nine unions of the North Union College represented only the ents, staff and team members screamed American Division, plus one team from London, England. Each team first-place teams from each Union. with delight as each team was called to was made up of six members plus an “With team members, staff and the front and awarded their placement alternate. families, we had approximately 650 certificate. Twenty-six teams made first The conferences represented persons in attendance for the week- place, meaning the team score was at were Allegheny East, Arizona, Caro- end,” said Clapp. least 90 percent of the highest score. lina, Central California, Chesapeake, On Friday night and Sabbath Six teams from the Lake Union fin- Florida, Indiana, Iowa-Missouri, Kan- morning, each team participated in ished in this first-place group: the Cen- sas-Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, the programming by sharing a musi- treville (Mich.) Sentinels; Fort Wayne Northern California, Ohio, Ontario, cal “special,” and everyone became Hispanic (Ind.) Maranatha; Lansing

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