The Great Controversy and the End of Evil: Biblical and Theological Studies in Honor of Ángel Manuel Rodríguez in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday

by Gerhard Pfandl

Publisher:

Review & Herald

, 2015

Overview

If God is good, why is there so much suffering and evil in this world? This is one of the issues addressed in this Festschrift in honor of Ángel Manuel Rodríguez, who spent his life witnessing for his lord and savior Jesus Christ as a pastor, teacher, writer, and administrator. Written by his fellow scholars, the other topics addressed in this book are the sanctuary, salvation, and eschatology. Millions of Adventists around the world have been blessed by Dr. Rodríguez’s books, his columns in the Adventist Review and Adventist World, and his teaching and preaching.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Rodríguez argues that the sanctuary is contaminated whenever the law of purification is not obeyed, when a high-handed sin is committed,²¹ and through the sacrifices involving the laying on of hands.” (Page 130)

“it is the individual—not the sanctuary—that is cleansed through the ḥaṭṭāʾt.^{18” (Pages 129–130)}

“In the Deborah narrative, God shows that He, not Baal, is Lord of the storm. In the Gideon narrative, the God who controls rain and dew, and who is able to cancel the threats of a huge enemy, encourages the reluctant judge. The Samson narrative affirms that God works despite the impossible human material He has to work with.” (Page 6)

“Satan is also the only court attendee in these scenes who departs from the Lord’s presence (Job 1:12; 2:7).” (Page 29)

“‘Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them’ (Exod 25:8” (Page 124)

Product Details

• Title: The Great Controversy and the End of Evil: Biblical and Theological Studies in Honor of Ángel Manuel Rodríguez in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday
• Author: Gerhard Pfandl
• Publisher: Review & Herald
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Seventh-day Adventists › Doctrines; Theodicy; Salvation; Eschatology; Sanctuary doctrine (Seventh-day Adventists)
• ISBNs: 9780925675224, 0925675229
• Resource ID: LLS:GRTCNTRVRSRDRGZ
• Resource Type: text.monograph.festschrift
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:23:10Z

About Gerhard Pfandl

Gerhard Pfandl is a native of Austria and holds an MA and PhD in Old Testament from Andrews University. He has worked as a church pastor in Austria and in the Southern California Conference. He was a professor of religion at Bogenhofen Seminary in Austria. He has published more than 120 articles for scholarly and popular journals in German and English and is the author of several study guides and books including, The Time of the End in the Book of Daniel.