Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey [review] / Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer (original) (raw)
1999, Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)
major factor. As more information becomes available, further editions can work on adding to these areas. One issue that does need work is in the coverage given to Protestants outside the mainstream denominations. Prime examples would be PentecostaVAssemblies of God and Seventhday Adventists. In Anderson's defense it can be said that writers from both these traditions have been used, and a few of their missionaries have been included. Neither, however, rates a category listing in the appendix. Looking at mission history over the last eighty years and the size of third-world churches, it seems hard to justlfy a separate appendix category for the Roman Catholic Society of the Divine Word (SVD), while Assemblies of GodRentecostals have none. Hopefully future editions of this work will work to remedy this situation. None of this, however, detracts from the value of this work. Every theological library must include this volume on its priority acquisition list. Historians in general would learn much from this resource. While it is not designed as a textbook, all serious students of mission will want this book as a valued reference source that has long-term usefulness. This volume will also contribute to the ongoing renaissance of interest in biography as an important topic not only for study, but also for inspiration. Many thanks and hearty congratulations to Anderson and his team for a major contribution to missions in articular and the Christian community in general.
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