Introduction
Introduction
“Of the writing of books, there is no end.” Thus saith Qoheleth. This was true in Solomon’s day and much more so today. With the advent of the internet and electronic publishing, anyone and everyone can say something today. Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Seminary is adding their voice to this cacophony. We do so because we believe we have something to say, and we trust that you will agree.
The purpose of the brief publications in the Maranatha Series is to promote biblical scholarship from a Baptist, dispensational, and conservative theological position. The various publications will be academic and practical, biblical and theological, focused on the needs of the pastor and church leader, and, above all, faithful to God’s Word.
Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Seminary believes that the education of a person in ministry, whether in vocational ministry or as a volunteer, is a continuing process. The Maranatha Series, an outgrowth of the Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal, seeks to provide for the serious student of the Word a continuing series of articles from which the teacher or preacher may draw upon for sermon preparation, teaching, evaluation of theological trends, background information, proper exegesis, and other areas of interest and benefit for the ministry.
Larry R. Oats
General Editor