Gerhard Hasel
Gerhard Hasel, PhD., is professor of Old Testament at the Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Articles by Gerhard Hasel
The Saviour and His Sabbath (Part 3)
March 1975
ONE ASPECT of the theme of the Sabbath's being made for man and not man for the Sabbath is of utmost importance and has not yet received the attention it requires: The Sabbath has a vital role in the plan of salvation.
The Sabbath…
Revelation and Interpretation in Daniel
October 1974
THE BOOK of Daniel contains aspects of God's revelation that in several ways are unique. Nowhere else among the prophetic words of Scripture do we find such a care fully laid out overview of history beginning with the time of the author and…
The Saviour and His Sabbath—Part 2
February 1975
IN LAST month's article we pointed out that Jesus shocked the legalists of His day with the statement "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."
It was a cry of emancipation, setting man free from the multitude of…
The Saviour and His Sabbath
January 1975
WE MUST not separate the theme of the Saviour and His Sabbath from the relationship of those whom He saved and their Sabbath, because the Saviour and the saved are inextricably related to each other. The Saviour could never be Saviour without…
The Meaning of Genesis 1:1
January 1976
IT MAY be surprising to some students of the Bible that the translation and meaning of the opening words of the Bible are disputed. For 2,000 years the first verse of the Bible has been officially translated into Western languages…
Is the Aramaic of Daniel early or late?
January 1980
The book of Daniel shares with the book of Ezra the unique phenomenon of being written in two different Semitic languages. The Old Testament as a whole is written in Hebrew, the language of the ancient Israelites. However, a few sections…
Theological Seminary plans new Master of Divinity curriculum for 1982
August 1982
Q. At our recent Ministerial Training Advisory Committee I was intrigued with the presentation you made regarding a new approach the Seminary is developing to train ministers.…
God's perpetual gift to man
September 1982
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shah thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shah not do any work, . . . for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the…
New light on the book of Daniel from the Dead Sea scrolls
January 1992
Recently two articles of vital interest on the Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the book of Daniel 1 were published from among the Dead Sea scroll textual finds made originally in 1952 in Cave 4 at Qumran. The…