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Issue 55    October 2007

'Promoting Biblical Truth by Networking Theologians'

Published by Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance

Editor: David Parker tc@worldevangelicalalliance.com
email distribution: Dr.Paul C. Murdoch Murdoch@ead.de

Welcome to WEA Theological News On-Line - this is the electronic version of our printed quarterly, WEA Theological News (ISSN 0260-3705). WEA TN On-Line is issued approximately six-weekly. The content of the printed and on-line versions overlap but are not identical. We also publish Evangelical Review of Theology. For more information, visit our website www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/commissions/tc 

We welcome news reports on theological matters for both versions - they can cover theological institutions, conferences, publications, faculty, trends and developments, etc. of interest to evangelical theologians around the world.

For more information on the work of the Theological Commission, contact the Executive Director, Dr David Parker tc@worlevangelicalalliance.com 


In this issue:


TC study program developing

The WEA Theological Commission study program is set for development in coming months, building on recent efforts in inter-church dialogues, religious fundamentalism, political involvement and HIV/AIDS.

A group studying exegesis in context is gearing up for active production of papers. Headed by Dr Matt Cook who teaches in Cote d'Ivoire, a group of theologians from different countries will address key issues necessary for developing guidelines for evangelical thinking in different cultural and geographic contexts while at the same time remaining faithful to universal biblical principles. The results of the consultation will be published in a book. Dr Cook says, 'Because of the exponential growth of the church in many developing areas of the world, there is an increasing need for evangelical thinkers and leaders to address the issue of contextualization while taking into account specific evangelical presuppositions. Areas where the church has experienced recent rapid growth are developing their own perspectives, priorities and ways of thinking - their own theologies. But are these theologies biblical, and is there a way in which to develop unique theologies in a manner that is still distinctively evangelical?' The Study Unit will produce guidelines and provide background understanding. It is hoped that a second phase of the program will produce curriculum materials and conduct workshops on the topic. Funding is sought for this project.

Plans are also developing for a consultation to be held in Germany in August 2008 on the 'Uniqueness of Jesus and Jewish Evangelism.' Involving twelve to fifteen people, this will build on the widely acclaimed Willowbank Statement (1989), and relate to critical issues which have arisen over the previous two decades. It is envisaged that another statement will be produced, supported by a series of papers to be published either in the TC's journal, Evangelical Review of Theology or separately.

TC senior member, Dr Tom Oden (USA) heads up the The Early African Christianity Project which is affiliated with the TC as a Study Unit. This project has the practical aim of suggesting a way of 'deepening African Christianity and strengthening it for the challenges of the 21st century' through rediscovering 'the teaching and life of the early African church through such leaders as Tertullian, Cyprian, Augustine, Origen, Athanasius, and Cyril of Alexandria' who hailed from Africa and knew its culture and community intimately. Dr Oden says, 'Intellectually, these writers played a decisive role of the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. They profoundly shaped world Christianity and were instrumental in the formulation of some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity.' He adds, 'African Christian leaders figured out how to best read the law and prophets meaningfully, to think philosophically, and teach the rule of faith, long before the patterns became normative elsewhere. Lack of attention given to this distinguished literary and intellectual history has helped to propagate the erroneous claim that Christianity is late development in African religious history and therefore should not be considered an indigenous or traditional African religion.' Dr Oden will launch his new book on this topic, How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind early in 2008.

Ideas are being developed also for further study units on such topics as how churches should understand and be proactive in issues relating to climate change, the development of sound principles and practices of pastoral care, conversion, unity and public theology. Expressions of interest are invited for involvement and contributions to these and related topics. Funding is also sought for these. The TC has also been authorised by the WEA International Council to resume the talks with the Roman Catholic Church aimed to greater understanding and clarification of differences and issues in common. Dr Rolf Hille, Chairman of the TC, has been appointed at the convenor of this study unit, following the death its former leader, Dr George Vandervelde, earlier in 2007. This project will take account, in particular, of recent initiatives in this area of thought by European Evangelicals.

Dr David Parker, Executive Director of the WEA TC, said, 'We are looking forward to a very productive period in the life of the TC. We invite people who have an interest and expertise in these areas to contact us with a view to becoming involved in these groups, and in suggesting further topics for consideration. We also need funding so that effective work can be done and distributed through print, electronic media and in workshops and seminars. We seek the assistance of our readers in this important section of our work.'


WEA TC 'Philadelphia Statement' on Evangelical Political Engagement now in French

The statement from the WEA Theological Commission's 2007 Consultation on Evangelical Political Engagement, known as "The Philadelphia Statement" (published in the previous issue of WEA TN On-Line No 54) is now available in French. It is available for download as a PDF file at www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/tcstatements/ Thanks is expressed to TC Global Member, Dr Alpha Grace of Ecole Suisse de Ministères, Neuchâtel Switzerland for this translation. Versions in other languages are also expected to be finalised soon.


Announcing a call for papers for Crucible, a new Australian, on-line journal of theology and ministry

Dr Brian Edgar, Vice-Chairman of the WEA Theological Commission has announced a call for papers for Crucible, a new Australian on-line journal of theology and ministry with peer-reviewed articles and other resources for Christian life and thought. Crucible's aim is to enhance creative thinking about the relationship of biblical and theological principles to the life, ministry and mission of the church. It is a forum for scholars and practitioners to publish material, interact and resource the Christian community. Crucible will be web published with a number of editions each year. Email notification of each publication is available to those who enrol. Crucible will be free but will have quality academic, peer-reviewed articles as well as more creative, literary and educational material and book reviews. The Editorial Committee is comprised of Dr Brian Edgar, Dr John Davies, Dr Stuart Devenish, Rev. John McClean and Dr Glen O'Brien.

Crucible is sponsored and financially supported by the following institutions: Australian College of Ministries, Australian Evangelical Alliance, Baptist Theological College of Western Australia, Bible College of Queensland, Bible College of South Australia, Garden City College of Ministries, Harvest Bible College, Kingsley College, Mueller College of Ministries, Nazarene Theological College, Presbyterian Theological Centre (Sydney), Ridley Theological College, Tabor College (Adelaide), Tabor College (Sydney), Worldview Centre for Intercultural Studies.

Crucible will publish three types of material. First, formal, academic, 'blind' peer reviewed scholarly articles. in areas such as theology, Biblical studies, history, pastoral theology, missiology, philosophy and related disciplines. (Editor: Dr Glen O'Brien, gobrien@kingsley.edu.au, 03-93559013). This section of the journal will be known as The Cauldron.

The second area will be ministry resources related to the life, ministry and mission of the church. This includes various creative, literary forms and educational material as utilized in theological education including lectures with application to a wider audience, discussions of current issues in church life and Christian thought, analyses of trends, sermons, poems, reviews, updates on controversies, notes on specific issues etc. This material will be reviewed according to its ability to make a contribution to the life of the church. (Editor: Dr Stuart Devenish, sdevenish@acom.edu.au, 02-9659 4644). This section of the journal will be known as The Test-tube.

The final section will be book reviews of important new books in biblical studies, theology, ministry, church history and Christian thinking, as well as overviews of key books in a particular field and 'hidden gems' books which may not be very well known. Potential reviewers should first contact the editor, Rev John McClean, jmcclean@ptcsydney.org, 02-9744 1977. This section of the journal will be known as The Filter.

Articles may vary in length, especially given the more creative aspects of The Test-tube, and may be relatively short notes or extended discussions, but will not normally be more than 8,000 words including notes. Send submissions to Dr Brian Edgar, brianedgar@optusnet.com.au. More specific advice is available for potential contributors and information concerning formatting and submission (electronic) can be obtained by contacting any of the editors.


Administrative assistance sought for 'Vulnerable Missions' Conferences

The Alliance for Vulnerable Mission (see www.vulnerablemission.com) is seeking to hold conferences in the USA and Europe in early 2009. The objective of the conferences is to promote Christian mission to the non-West (by Westerners) using the language and resources of the people being reached with the Gospel. We will in due course be looking for papers and inviting delegates to attend these conferences. Right now we are in need of locations and people on the ground who are prepared to coordinate and do administration.

Contact the chairman, Jim Harries at jim@vulnerablemission.com with your suggestions, for more information, to suggest conference locations, or to offer administrative help.


BWA plans international conference on theological education

Washington, D.C. (BWA)--The Baptist World Alliance will hold its seventh Baptist International Conference on Theological Education (BICTE) in Prague, Czech Republic, from July 26 to 29, 2008. Organized by the Academic and Theological Education Workgroup of the Division of Evangelism and Education, BICTE will focus on the theme, ‘Probing the theological boundaries: The Baptist story from Amsterdam to tomorrow.’ Several topics are under consideration for the conference, including Baptist history from its founding in Amsterdam in 1609; shaping a theological curriculum for ministerial training; utilizing theological symbols and narrative in art, film and literature; addressing ecological threats; and responding to the exploitation of women and children.

Participants will include theologians and theological educators from the six continental federations of the BWA: Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and North America. There will, in addition, be opportunities for worship and fellowship, as well as sessions for conferees to meet colleagues from other countries. The seventh BICTE conference will be held at the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic, and will immediately follow the BWA Annual Gathering which is planned for the same city, July 21-26, 2008. BICTE, which is normally convened every five years, was last held in 2002 in Seville, Spain.


WEA and Adventists agree on joint statement

Theologians representing the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church met August 5 to 10 at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan (USA) for their second round of theological conversations. The initial session was held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August, 2006. The joint statement developed at Berrien Springs has been adopted by both sponsoring bodies for circulation to their constituents. The discussions were led by Rolf Hille, chairman of the Theological Commission of the WEA, and William G. Johnsson, assistant to the president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for Interfaith Relations.

'We were able to share with the evangelical world the Adventist self-understanding in an effort to eliminate prejudice and clarify questions about our message,' said meeting organizer John Graz, secretary of the Adventist Council on Interchurch Relations. 'This allowed us face-to-face interaction to share where our church stands,' he said. The two institutions shared a 'large measure of theological agreement,' said Angel Rodriguez, director of the Adventist Church's Biblical Research Institute.

Adventist participants agreed with the WEA Statement of Faith, which focuses on the Bible as the Word of God, the Trinity, the person of Jesus Christ and his saving work, justification by faith, prayer, conversion, sanctification, and the Second Coming of Christ. However, several areas of disagreement became apparent between the two organizations regarding Adventist teachings including pre-Advent judgment, the role and authority of Ellen G. White, and the Sabbath as the day of worship for Christians.

Yet, it was agreed that there was enough in common to allow the two bodies to cooperate on issues such as prayer, Bible society work, and religious liberty. The joint statement says, 'Evangelicals and Adventists see the possibilities of working together on shared endeavours. At the same time, they recognize the right and even responsibility of all churches who may cooperate with each other to uphold and follow their own distinctive doctrinal teachings. The principles of religious liberty, tolerance, good will, and respect are to prevail in all cases.' The Joint Statement is available at www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/news/WEAAdventistDialogue20070809d.pdf


Celebration for 15 years of service by Latin American theological education

AETAL, the Evangelical Association for Theological Education in Latin America, held its sixth general assembly September 24-28, 2007 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AETAL, founded in 1992, is one of eight regional associations related to ICETE. It serves approximately 100 theological schools throughout Latin America.
Prior to the General Assembly there was a seminar for deans of theological schools. The facilitators for the seminar were Dr. Paul Sanders, Dr. Fritz Deininger, and Dr. Steve Hardy.

The General Assembly approved revisions to the constitution of AETAL and elected the Board for next three years, as follows: President, Marcio Matta; Vice President, Dionisio Oliveira; Secretary, Vera Brock; Treasurer, Eduardo Pellissier; Members at large, Donald Smith and Jorge Baños. Gary Williams, chairman of the accrediting commission, announced the initial (or provisional) accreditation of Seminario Palavra da Vida in Brazil. In conjunction with the celebration of AETAL's 15 years, outgoing general secretary Vera Brock was honoured for her 9 years of service in that position. Dr. Paul Sywulka of Guatemala was named named general secretary for the next three years.


Asia Theological Association - General Assembly 'Prophetic Voice of the Gospel in Contemporary Asia'

A Report by Siga Arles, Ph.D. Director, Indian Institute of Missiology Research Centre, Bangalore, India.

"Prophetic Voice of the Gospel in Contemporary Asia" - that was the theme of the Triennial General Assembly of Asia Theological Association which brought together about 100 delegates from Japan to Jordan. The conference met from Monday, the 6th to Friday, the 10th of August 2007, at the Legend Villas in Metro Manila, Philippines which proved a comfortable location with Filipino style warm hospitality and courtesy.

At the Inaugural session the Acting General Secretary Dr Brian Wintle welcomed the gathering. He served in this capacity due to the sudden demise of our beloved General Secretary Pastor Derek Tan in whose memory a collection of essays and tributes was released in this session, titled: The Pastor and Theological Education. It was released by the chairman Dr David Sang-Bok Kim and first copy was given to Wilson Teo, Derek Tan's successor at the Theological Centre for Asia, Singapore. A team of Filipino singers led the worship and sang through the inaugural session at which Dr. Sang-Bok Kim brought an inaugural address.

The morning sessions were given to devotions led by Dr. Nomer Bernardino (a pastor from the Philippines) and paper presentations around the theme of the conference: "Prophetic Voice of the Gospel in Contemporary Asia". The following were the topics presented and discussed through the four days:
Dr. Vinay Kumar Samuel, Shifting Paradigms in Theological Education;
Mr. Benjamin Pwee, Globalization and its Impact on the Church in Asia Today;
Mr. David Wang, Theological Education in the Context of Persecution;
Dr. Joseph Suico, Social Concern in Theological Education;
Dr. Wong Kim Kong, The Role of Christians in the Task of Nation Building in Multi-Faith Contexts;
Dr. Quek Swee Hwa, Theological Education for the Market Place;
Dr. Calvin Chong, The Use of Technology to Promote Learning in Asian Theological Institutions.

All these papers will be made available to wider readership through our Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology in the next issue: December 15:2, 2007. But a short summary of the presentation is given in this news letter by Dr. Bruce Nicholls.

The afternoon session on the first day was given to ATA Business Meeting when we heard the Reports of the Acting General Secretary Dr. Brian Wintle and the Treasurer Dr. Michael Shen. Dr. Wintle said: "We have grown over the last three years, from 168 member institutions in 2004 to 196 institutions presently. We have 124 accredited member institutions, and 72 associate member institutions; we have also 2 affiliates. Presently our member institutions span 26 countries."

The major business carried out was the farewelling to the outgoing officers and the naming of the new officers and board members. The ATA family acknowledged with deep appreciation the long years of service rendered by the outgoing Chairman Dr. David Sang-Bok Kim, and Treasurer Dr. Michael Shen. The new officers and members of the board are:
Chairman: Dr. Akio Hashimoto, Japan
General Secretary: Dr. Joseph Shao, Philippines
Associate Secretary: Academic - Dr. Brian Wintle, India
Developments - Mr. Benjamin Pwee, Singapore
Treasurer Rev. Wilson Teo, Singapore
CAED Chairman Dr. Masanori Kurasawa, Japan
CAED Secretary Dr. Narendra John, India
CAED Asst. Secretary Dr. Theresa R. Lua, Philippines
AGST Asia Dean Dr. Theresa Roco-Lua, Philippines
Publications Secretary Dr. Wallace Louie, Hong Kong
Members Dr. Calvin Chong, Singapore
Dr. Jung Sook Lee, Korea; Dr. Min Young Koh, Korea; Rev. Dr. Ivan Satyavrata, India; Dr. Paul Lai, Taiwan

In a colourful function, we had the installation of our new General Secretary, Dr. Joseph Shao, President of the Biblical Seminary of Philippines. Several local dignitaries brought greetings. Former ATA General Secretary Dr. Bong Rin Ro, introduced Dr. Joseph Shao and then the charge was given to him by the outgoing chairman Dr. David SB Kim. This was followed by a fine cultural program in which various Filipino dances and performances were presented with lively music led by Dr. Theresa Roco-Lua.

Thursday afternoon brought reports from the publications department and the CAED. Dr. Bruce Nicholls elaborately explained about the Asian Bible Commentary series and introduced the 9 volumes that are already available, and the rest that is being worked on. Dr. Siga Arles introduced the Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology and invited articles and reports from all member institutions. Then Dr. Narendra John led a session bringing input on Curriculum Development, Accreditation and Education issues from the various members of the Commission on Accreditation and Educational Development (CAED).

An evening session brought wide information on the role and place of International Council for Evangelical Theological Education led by Dr. Paul Sanders; and on the ways of partnership and support from Overseas Council International by Dr. Manfred Kohl and Dr. Ashish Chrispal.

The ATA General Assembly proved a great gathering of theological educators from 26 nations of Asia with vibrant interactions, happy reunions, sweet fellowship and clear new challenges for us to develop and work towards a more effective and relevant theological education for the twenty first century.


WEA launches into YouTube

Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, International Director of WEA, has announced that WEA has launched into a new form of electronic media for communicating its message. He said, "Dear WEA Colleagues, We have begun to experiment in using YouTube for another means in getting our message out. You can check out our WEA Channel www.youtube.com/profile?user=worldevangelicals YouTube is a kind of informal approach. It is almost like to doing a blog. Let us know what you think and help us spread the word.


WEA adds two new member bodies with interests in Pastoral Ministries and Theological Education

The World Evangelical Alliance has recently added two new members with interests allied to the Theological Commission. One of these is TOPIC (Trainers of Pastors International Coalition) which will open the way to cooperation with the WEA's commitment to the pastoral ministry. TOPIC is an international coalition of pastoral training organizations accelerating pastoral training where the Church is growing. This is achieved by equipping and increasing the effectiveness of trainers of pastoral leaders, and building the capacity of pastoral training organizations.(TOPIC is based at Elkhorn, near Omaha, Nebraska, USA www.topic.us

Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, the head of WEA, explained the meaning that this new partnership holds."The local church is God's instrument of transformation in a community. Obviously, pastors are the key in helping churches fulfill this vision. Training is needed but not often times available. That is why I am thrilled that TOPIC has become a global partner of WEA. Their creative delivery for training is made available to thousands of pastors who would not otherwise receive the equipping they need. It is my hope our deeper partnership with TOPIC will help WEA in its desire to more effectively serve the three million local churches in our global network."

TOPIC International Director Rev. J. Paul Landrey said, "The desire we've had since forming TOPIC as a network of networks is working strongly with those churches that are aligned with what is known today as WEA. Every time we have a training event or workshop to equip pastoral ministry, the effort is to see if we can work together as closely as possible with the existing evangelical alliance to form pastoral leaders that reflect the nature of Jesus Christ."

WEA has also added the World Evangelical Theological Institute Association (WETIA) as a Global Partner. WETIA, based in San Francisco, CA. www.wetia.org is a non-profit organization linking a global network of evangelical theological colleges and seminaries through the application of information technology. As a research and service organization, WETIA also supports a variety of educational and professional development needs of the evangelical higher learning community with tools to create and deploy online learning programs. The Executive Director of WETIA, William Wong, expressed his hope for the future works WETIA and WEA could cooperate in to promote the application of information technology throughout all regions of the world in evangelical Christian education.

Dr Tunnicliffe said, "We are very happy to welcome WETIA to the WEA family. In this era of digital communications and e-learning we believe that WETIA will be able to provide significant help to the WEA community. The gifted women and men who lead this global network are deeply committed to advancing the cause of Christ through creative and cutting edge technologies," said Dr. Tunnicliffe.

Global Partner membership in the WEA is given to international organizations that specialize in a field that contribute to the WEA's mission and objectives. For the full list of Global Partners, visit www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/members/globalpartners.htm


New LBC Centre For Graduate Studies

The new Lanka Bible College Centre for Graduate Studies recently dedicated the first phase of its building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Rev. Stuart Brooking, Executive Director of the Overseas Council Australia was the chief guest. A college spokesman said, ‘We were fortunate to have had him at this very special event in the life of our College.’ The service of dedication was witnessed by representatives of all denominations and church organisations in Colombo.

All graduate level programmes will now be offered through the new Centre. LBC already works with several universities and has been offering university validated degrees in leadership development and education at Bachelors and Masters Level. LBC invites anyone interested in teaching the Masters level programmes at LBCS, to contact the college at HYPERLINK  mailto: lbc@slt.lk"lbc@slt.lk


Evangelical Training Database

The Evangelical Training Database is a free searchable online database at www.trainforChrist.org with information on evangelical pastoral, theological and missionary training courses world-wide. The goal is that people everywhere can more easily find the training they need to serve the Lord. Now available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, the interface is also being translated into other languages. The aim is that there be one database with information on all evangelical courses world-wide which can be accessed through many interfaces in different languages. Any evangelical association can have its own free search-page in which members of that association are pre-selected in the search criteria. Searches can be carried out by subject category, keyword, academic level, country and region, and evangelical association.

The database, coordinated by Ian Benson, is now open for all evangelical institutions to register as Training Providers, without charge on the website, is integrated into the WEA home page – www.worldevangelicalalliance.com


Lausanne III Cape Town 2010

The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE, HYPERLINK www.lausanne.org) continues to make plans for the the Third International Congress on World Evangelization, to be held 16-25 October, 2010, in Cape Town, South Africa. ‘Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010’ will gather mission and church leaders from around the world to address challenges and opportunities that are before the church with respect to world evangelization. LCWE Executive Chairman, Douglas Birdsall, says the year 2010 was selected to celebrate the centenary of the historic World Missionary Conference convened in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1910 under the leadership of Dr. John R. Mott. The selection of Cape Town also has historic significance, as William Carey, considered the father of modern missions, first proposed an international missionary conference to be held there in 1810.

Mr. Lindsay Brown, International Director for LCWE, points to the dramatic shifts that have taken place in Christianity over the course of the last century. These shifts are reflected in the leadership of Lausanne III which includes Anglican Archbishop Henry Orombi of Uganda, chairman of the Africa Host Committee, Dr. Samuel Escobar from Latin America chair of the Lausanne III Advisory Council, Bishop Hwa Yung (Malaysia), chairman of the Participant Selection Committee and Program Committee chair, Rev. Ramez Atallah, Egypt.

The first International Congress on World Evangelization (Lausanne I) held in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland, convened under the leadership of Rev. Billy Graham and drew more than 2700 evangelical leaders from 150 countries. The most outstanding outcome was The Lausanne Covenant, a document that provides theological underpinnings for intentional collaborative world evangelization. In 1989, 3600 leaders from 190 nations attended Lausanne II in Manila, Philippines. The resulting Manila Manifesto reaffirmed and expanded upon The Lausanne Covenant and the call to ‘Proclaim Christ Until He Comes.’

‘The pressing issues before us today, such as engaging worldviews increasingly hostile to Christianity, the threat of terrorism, and HIV/AIDS, coupled with new opportunities and new technologies, are very different from those issues faced in 1974,’ Birdsall explained. ‘New global challenges require thoughtful and prayerful global responses. We pray that Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010 will serve to unite and energize the Church with a new vision and a new commitment to partnership for the work of world evangelization for a new time.’

The WEA and its Theological Commission are playing an active part in preparation for Lausanne III in conjunction with LCWE. In particular, the TC is partnering with the Lausanne Theology Working Group in a series of annual consultations providing theological grounding for the 2010 Congress under the leadership of Dr Chris Wright. Other WEA personnel are also involved in preparation and planning.


Book Review:

Charts on the Book of Revelation: literary, historical and theological perspectives
by Mark Wilson (Grand Rapids: Kregel , 2007). Pb, pp134, bibliog.

Reviewed by David Parker, Editor, WEA Theological News

The author, who is director of the Asia Minor Research Centre, Izmir, Turkey, has produced a valuable resource on the last book of the Bible, which is not so much a set of charts as of lists - 79 entries altogether, including a few maps. The lists cover an exceptionally wide range of topics, including OT references, a comparison of the seven seals with the apocalypses of the Synoptic Gospels, the structure of the seven letters, suggested structures for the book, the theme of victory, thematic parallels with other books, divine names and names for believers, and so on. Only very few are the expected ones like theories of interpretation, literary genres, the number of the beast, or millennial interpretations. Others should prove extremely useful, such as lists of numbers, colours, senses, gems, symbols, hymns, figures of speech and words occurring only once in the Greek text. Similarly, the time lines of the church and the Roman empire, a comparison with a Roman edict and with Jewish literature and a listing of the rhetorical situation should all help in setting the book in its context and thus providing important keys to its understanding. There is some material on the textual and canonical history of the book, as well as information on the seven churches today which will contribute to a good perspective for the student. Simply laid out on large size pages, the book is easy to access, although it could have gone much further with the inclusion of graphics and other visual material. The reader is given plenty of leads for further research with notes on the sources for each of the 'charts' and a decent bibliography.


Evangelical Review of Theology CD-ROM - Supplementary Disc

The Theological Commission's popular Theological Resource Library CD-ROM, featuring in particular all issues of its flagship journal, Evangelical Review of Theology (ERT) up to the end of 2005 will be supported by a new supplementary disc from June 1. This disk will contains issues of ERT published during 2006 in PDF format. This will enable purchasers to have access to an electronic form of the journal at a very modest cost, of US $10 plus pack and post, making a total of $15 airmailed. Orders are now being received for supply after the release date. Enquiries and instructions on payment methods are welcome at tc@worldevangelicalalliance.com


Participate with the TC - Global Membership

Join the TC's Global Membership-categories for individual theologians; seminaries, missions churches and other institutions; and National Evangelical fellowships and their theological units. Annual membership brings subscriptions to TC publications (ERT and TN) and the ability to share in the TC's annual conferences, networking and planning sessions, TC study units and task forces. For more information, contact tc@worldevangelicalalliance.com


WEA TC CD-ROM Set (new V 3.0 - 2006-- New version now available)

  •  WEA Theological Resource Library CD full text of Evangelical Review of Theology (ERT) up to Oct 2005, books and monographs from the TC, several other WEA publications and a number of Bibles and other resources. Now available in Version 3.0 (2006) with Libronix technology and enlarged content. Special upgrade price for owners of v 2.0.

    Cost US$50 including shipping. (Payment may be made also in Sterling or Euro, using cheque, cash, Westerun Union, PayPal but not by Credit Card)

  •  WEA Theological News on CD-ROM (1969-2004) Fully searchable and in PDF format covering all issues from its inception. Cost US $35 including shipping.

For full details of the CD go to - www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/commissions/cdresourcelib.htm

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