Kenneth A. Strand

Kenneth A. Strand, Ph.D., is professor of church history, SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Articles by Kenneth A. Strand

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Uniqueness of Christianity

December 1960

SOME time ago a rather astonished church member handed me a little book the avowed message of which was to prove by reference to the Dead Sea scrolls that Jesus Christ was not the divine Son of God!  This book was sup­posed to demonstrate…

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Literary Structure—a Key to Interpreting the Revelation

March 1977

 

THE RECENT trend toward better application of apocalyptic literature, including the book of Revelation, is both interesting and welcome. But as for the matter of interpreting the messages in the Revelation, the results seem as diverse…

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Sabbath and Sunday Observance in the Early Church

January 1977

 

In the New Testament Era, the seventh-day Sabbath was not only the day on which Christ Himself customarily entered the synagogue (see Luke 4:16) and when during the time of Christ's death the women who intended to anoint His body…

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Apocalyptic prophecy and the church--2

December 1983

Summary:

Dr. Strand's previous article (October, 1983) examined two significant characteristics of apocalyptic prophecy—vertical continuity (the close connection between…

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