When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? Why It Matters - What the Evidence Shows (page 13)

VM44

Credit to Black Sheep for first finding the source of the unnamed reference given in the first paragraph of the article.

thetrueone

One thing the WTS. have never addressed for obvious reasons, are the many archaeological artifacts discovered over the years

that support the line of kingship pertaining to ancient Babylon and to particular events that occurred during this ancient civilization.

The use of the word "evidently" raises a red flag. It prefaces a conclusion that the writer considers is obvious and does not requires proof.

Your absolutely right, this comes from the self imposed propped up arrogance of this organization as " We are in the know " but you are not.

Stupefying ignorance infused with a level of arrogance best describes the writers of the WTS.

Well they are the sole head leaders of god's only earthly organization, so they should be shouldn't they ?

It's actually kind of comical, to consider that they use archaeological tablets to confirm 539 B.C. as a date, yet discount them as evidence regarding 587 B.C. and consider only Berossus and Ptolemy. Even if both Berossus and Ptolemy were wrong, there'd still be enough evidence in the British Museum to bury any dispute about 587 B.C. as the date.

They manage to provide a wealth of evidence against their argument and then simply choose to talk only about they can cast doubt on. Present some facts while ignoring others. What was it they said in that old article about propaganda? Start a fire in one place, rob a grocery store in another, something like that? Hmm. You know what? I think this might be propaganda

--sd-7

MeanMrMustard

@VM44: Thanks for the link to the book! Very much appreciated!

MeanMrMustard

thetrueone

One thing that can be clearly understood is that the WTS. will only selectively pick out which information they can to construct and substantiate

their professed dogma/doctrines. There is an intensional and established bias happening there.

After all this is a publishing house invested in supporting themselves and their own self expressed public image

they are trying to create. This is where the foundation of corruption really begins.

They captivate people with their version of corrupt ignorance by using fear induced phobias circumvented around their self professed doctrines..

Religion is bullshit with a smile placed across it to attract attention and lure people toward it, but its still bullshit to make men powerful and rich.

The JWS or the WTS. has always been about sales and proliferation of literature, its up to each individual to discern if its commercialized BS or not.

undercover

The box, "A Quick Summary" says:

- Secular historians usually say that Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 BCE

- Bible chronology strongly indicates that the destruction occured in 607 BCE

- Secular historians mainly base their conclusions on the writings of classical historians and on the canon of Ptolemy

- The writings of classical historians contain significang errors and are not always consistent with the records on clay tablets

This box, written for the JW who is too lazy to try to read the whole article, is the poster child for logical fallacy at work.

Historians say that Jerusalem was destroyed in 587. Bible chronology (read: WT chronology) 'strongly' indicates the destruction occured in 607, therefore the Bible, ergo the WTS, is correct and historians wrong.

Historians base conclusions on writings of classical historians and Ptolemy. Classical historians and Ptolemy made mistates, therefore secular historians are also incorrect.

It's also interesting how the WTS accepts secular historian dates...as long as it fits their agenda. When they don't fit, then they discount those same historians as unreliable.

sd-7

If this were a violent, competitive sport I'm not supposed to be watching, I'd say, ooh, WTS. Your ass, that is, your beast of burden, evidently got dunked on! And in that context, get your ass off the court!

--sd-7

thetrueone

The WTS. has always been disingenuous as to their professed doctrines, going as far back as CT Russell.

Its own self developed corruption was likely instigated by the pressing importance of literature sales and and circulation.

This organization should always be identified with the term Religious Charlatans for the simple reason this is what they were and still are today.

A business with a religious public appeal.

VM44

Here is a question.

This article contains important information regarding a fundamental belief of the JWs.

That being so, then why didn't The Watchtower make it a study article?

sd-7

Good point. What better way to flush out independent reasoning??<--Looking at Brother Suspicious Fade

--sd-7

When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? Why It Matters - What the Evidence Shows

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