The Christadelphian community does not support biblical and historical research that would be supportive to its ethos. Individuals may embark on post-graduate research and obtain secular funds for fees and maintenance and they may research topics of value to the community. Others may do such research part-time while holding down jobs and raising families. There is a great deal of research that can be done but none is currently supported by ecclesias.
For example, there are many inaccessible manuscripts from the renaissance and reformation eras supporting anti-Trinitarian points of view. Google Books and www.archive.org has some material, but there are other authors whose work is valuable, such as Samuel Clarke, Paul Best, or Johann Crell. Such works need transcribing and editing for storage and access online. Or again, another example of research that would be of value to the community would be to investigate the writings of the Restoration/Restitution Movement of the 1830s out of which came J. Thomas.
Biblical research topics that would be of value to the community are legion. However, one area of support that could be offered by ecclesias would be in the area of formal Greek and Hebrew Studies. There is a need for more expertise spread throughout the ecclesias in the original bible languages, and a good way to support young Christadelphians spend a gap year studying them would be through the a “Stewardship Account” registered with www.stewardship.org.uk. These are UK based accounts that attract gift aid status for repayment of tax for UK taxpayers. They function as an account that students draw upon while studying at a Bible College. A one year diploma would be one way in which Christadelphians could learn Greek and Hebrew as well as take modules in various areas of Biblical Studies. This would then be a platform for further Biblical research.
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