Harry Whittaker, who, up until his death in 1992, was a leading Christadelphian apologist, preacher, and author, cautioned against how many in the community privileged the writings of the “Pioneers” (i.e., John Thomas and Robert Roberts) over the Bible:
A mistaken emphasis
Here, incidentally, is where
certain among us blunder badly (though with the best of intentions). They
dogmatically urge you to "read the 'pioneers' and keep on reading
them." Almost invariably behind this attitude is the tacit assumption that
the worthies of an earlier time succeeded in discovering everything of real
value that is to be discovered in Holy Scripture. A sorry proposition, truly,
which those fine men–each one of them learners to the end of their days–would
have had precious little esteem for. (Harry Whittaker, Reformation: A Book
for Christadelphians [Warwick: Biblia, 2022], 31)
Further Reading:
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