LABC Team Goes to Work in Oxford
The editors and coordinators of the Latin American Bible Commentary (LABC) project met November 3-6 in Oxford, England for a bi-annual meeting. After a time of prayer and thanksgiving, René Padilla (general editor), Milton Acosta (editor - OT), Rosalee Velloso Ewell (editor - NT), Ian Darke (project coordinator), and Pieter Kwant (LPI representative) spent three intense days looking over charts, calendars, names and texts related to the project sponsored in part by Langham Literature.
It was a very productive time, during which the editors pulled together many of the various details of the project, such as:
1. the final decision about contributors for articles and individual commentaries of biblical books;
2. deadlines for all the authors;
3. target dates for the first three major steps of the editorial process (revision of articles, first revision of shorter commentaries, first revision of longer commentaries);
4. the best way to provide research and study assistance to the writers of the commentaries.
The editors and coordinators in a planning session for the LABC
We rejoice in the fact that over 70% of those invited to participate in the project have already accepted the challenge.
Many contributors have begun their work of research and writing. Those who have been invited to write the longer commentaries have been encouraged to prepare for their communities sermons and Bible studies on portions of their work. This should serve as an aid to focus their efforts in making the LABC both accessible and relevant even to those who might be hearing the gospel news for the first time.
For more photos of the LABC planning session in Oxford, visit the Langham Partnership photo gallery.
Read an update on the LABC project in espanol.