Official 1970 New World Translation Revisions

drew sagan

I'm putting this up for another JWD user. It is a "listing of outstanding word changes in the 1970 Revised Bible" (NWT). I believe this came out of the back of the NWT with the green cover. It is supposedly the only list of changes made in the NWT that has come directly from the Watchtower.

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:::UPDATE:::
My web hosting provider has really bad service today. If you can't download the files its not your fault. I'm sure the problem will work itself out in a few hours. Sorry!

bite me

page 2 isn't opening?

good job though.. I think this is what everyone has been looking for- at least I have. :-)

drew sagan

it opens on my machine just fine

Anybody else having problems?

drew sagan

are you right clicking the link and choosing 'save as'?

bite me

The first one opened when I clicked on it. The second one is just a blank screen (so far). I'll try the save as.. brb.

That did not work either. :0(

Can you try sending another way?

Leolaia

I can't even download them. The download just times out without starting.

drew sagan

I'm sorry guys! For some reason my server is down right now (updates possibly?). It is never down like this. It's no freebie server either, i'm paying for it! I can't even log in via ftp right now. How frustrating.

I'll post an update when the server is up again.

drew sagan

just contacted my web server and saw that there are 79 people ahead of me waiting for support, yikes! Looks like i'm not the only customer suffering right now.

onacruse

Here's the only acknowledgement I could find in the WT regarding these changes:

*** w81 12/15 pp. 11-12 Your Bible—How It Was Produced ***
However, the work of the translation committee (whose members remain anonymous at their request) was not finished in 1960. The NewWorldTranslation was first issued as a single volume in 1961, and this edition incorporated a careful revision of all the previous work. Since the 1961 edition contained no footnotes, a number of footnote readings from the earlier editions were put in the main text to conform more closely to the literal meaning of the original languages. A second revision, in 1970, took note of changes both in English usage and in the understanding of the ancient languages being translated. Over 100 words or expressions used in the 1961 edition were therefore altered. In 1971, the NewWorldTranslation was issued in a larger-print format with footnotes, and another revision of the text was made.

drew sagan

Ok the server is back up and running, for now....

Official 1970 New World Translation Revisions

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