Is it possible to compare the Elders Manual to the Mishnah (early Talmud)?

by I_love_Jeff 13 years ago 4 Replies latest 13 years ago watchtower beliefs

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  I_love_Jeff 13 years ago

  Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that." Read Mark 7:1-13 for further details.
  
  *Please give some examples of how the Elders book (written by men) may contain rules which void the laws of God?
  
  **Bonus question: Is it possible to compare some of the rules in the Elders Manual to those in the Mishnah (early Talmud)? If so, any examples?

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  Prognoser 13 years ago

  I just downloaded the Elders book through bit torrent. Will see what I can find.

  Wow, it's also available at Wikileaks! http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses_Elders'_manual:_Pay_Attention_to_Yourselves_and_All_the_Flock_(1991)

  Here is the direct download at Wikileaks: http://wlstorage.net/file/pay-attention-to-yourselves-and-all-the-flock-1991.pdf (This one is from 1991)

  The one on Bit Torrent is from 2010: http://thepiratebay.tn/thepiratebay.se/torrent/6330100/jehovah_s_witnesses_power_pack

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  I_love_Jeff 13 years ago

  OOOO GREAT!!!! Thank you Prognoser!!!

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  WTWizard 13 years ago

  I know one thing for sure: The religion is very Pharisaic. They have so many hang-ups that they might as well be Pharisaic Jewish instead of Christian. So much for Christian "freedom(??)", as if Christians (especially Pauline Christians) were free.

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  I_love_Jeff 13 years ago

  @WTWizard-LOL

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