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Full Name Gerhard Franz Hasel Books Old Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate | ||
Gerhard Franz Hasel (1935–1994) was a Seventh-day Adventist theologian, and Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology as well as Dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. His best known works are Old Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate and New Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate. Hasel states that there are ten different methodologies at use in the history of Old Testament Theology. He wrote several books on the biblical theology of the Remnant and a commentary on the book of Amos.
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Biography
Hasel's childhood experiences in Nazi Germany are recounted in the book A Thousand Shall Fall, written by his younger sister, Susi Hasel Mundy. He married Hilde Schafer, who also survived the war. Gehard and Hilde had 3 children: Michael G., Marlena, and Melissa
Hasel died in a car accident in Utah in 1994.
Remnant
Amongst Christian scholarship, he was a recognised authority on the theme of the remnant. He wrote the "Remnant" article for the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. His major book on the subject is one of just four references listed in the Anchor Bible Dictionary article on the remnant.
Conservatism
Hasel was also known for his strongly conservative views. One of the founders of the Adventist Theological Society, Hasel espoused a "high view" of inspiration and was opposed to the use of the "purely" historical-critical method of Biblical study. E. Edward Zinke defends his methodology.