Nisan chart in Feb 1 Watchtower

by jws 10 Replies latest jw friends

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  jws

  A couple of local JWs dropped off some magazines last week and I'm browsing through the 2-1-2011 Watchtower. On pages 23 and 24, they have a chart showing the days leading up to and following Jesus's death.

  Something struck me as weird. Along with the Nisan dates, they have the equivalent date for this year. For instance, they list 2011 - Wed, April 13 and then list that Nisan 10 begins at sunset on that day.

  The weird thing is that they also list 2012 and 2013, but no dates. So they show 2011 and the date, but not the same for the next 2 years.

  So, does that mean they are expecting the end to come before the Passover in 2012, so no need to list dates.

  And why only up to 2013? If they list 2014, would that stand out and remind people it's been nearly 100 years since 1914?
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  baltar447

  Don't they have to see when the actual winter solstice ends before being able to calculate the exact date?
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  GOrwell

  I thought you could calculate the passover dates decades in advance?
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  shepherd

  2011	17 April after sundown
  2012	5 April after sundown
  2013	26 March after sundown
  2014	14 April after sundown
  2015	3 April after sundown
  2016	22 March after sundown
  2017	10 April after sundown
  2018	30 March after sundown
  2019	20 March after sundown
  2020	7 April after sundown
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  wobble

  There were some interesting threads on here some good while ago that showed that the WT understanding of when the Last Supper took place is wrong. Dear Joseph Malik ,may he R.I.P, had a bit to say on it.

  So whenever they hold their Reject Jesus Meeting it is at the wrong time ! Tee Hee (can they not get one thing right?)
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  jws

  Why even list 2012 and 2013 if they don't have dates for it? Seems a bit odd. Like somebody forgot to complete the chart or something.

  Or they're trying to hint there won't be a 2012 or 2013.
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  Robdar

  According to the Jewish Calendar, Passover in 2011 will start on Tuesday, the 19th of April and will continue for 7 days until Monday, the 25th of April. BTW, according to the Jews, the official date of Passover is Nisan 15.

  Robyn (one of the forum's Jewish members)
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  jws

  On page 22, they acknowledge that they use a different date from "modern-day Jews" and have a footnote:

  This date may not coincide with that of the Passover kept by modern-day Jews. Why not? Most Jews today keep the Passover on Nisan 15, believing that the command at Exodus 12:6 points to that date. (See The Watchtower of February 15, 1990, page 14.) But Jesus celebrated it on Nisan 14 in harmony with what was started in the Mosaic Law. For mor information on how to calculate this date, see The Watchtower of June 15, 1977, pages 383-384.
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  Leolaia

  My impression is simply that the chart is something that can be clipped and saved and reused.
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  Robdar

  On page 22, they acknowledge that they use a different date from "modern-day Jews" and have a footnote:

  Why I cant imagine why I should believe the Jews over Jehovah's appointed organization. I mean, it's only a Jewish holiday. What do the Jews know?