The 1952 Bible Conference, according to Cottrell, opened the way for new scholarly projects like the "Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary" (published 1953-1957) and "Problems in Bible Translation" (1954).
The 1952 Bible Conference, according to Cottrell, opened the door to a fifteen-year climate of openness to study the Bible objectively rather than apologetically. It paved the way for new scholarly projects like the "Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary" (published 1953-1957) and "Problems in Bible Translation" (1954).