commentary on the letter of james

by sosoconfused 13 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  AnnOMaly

  It was Ed Dunlap.

  From CoC (4th ed.), p.5:

  The third man is Edward Dunlap, who was for many years the

  Registrar of the sole missionary school of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the

  Watchtower Bible School of Gilead, also a major contributor to the

  organization’s Bible dictionary (Aid to Bible Understanding [now

  titled Insight on the Scriptures]) and the writer of its only Bible

  commentary (Commentary on the Letter of James). He expressed

  his difference of viewpoint on certain teachings only in private conversation

  with friends of long standing. In the spring of 1980, a committee

  of five men, none of them members of the organization’s Governing

  Body, met with him in secret session for a few hours, interrogating

  him on his views. After over forty years of association, Dunlap was

  dismissed from his work and his home at the international headquarters

  and disfellowshiped from the organization.

  The whole Commentary of James episode is discussed in the book.
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  Band on the Run

  If they did not destroy copies, people would forget about the book with the passage of time. Their actions make the book sexy.
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  james_woods

  As I recall the book - there is nothing "apostate" about it.

  It is simply a pure bible commentary, but without the usual Watchtower judgementalism and organizational spin.
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  RayPublisher

  Thanks Ann for mentioning that. A little known fact is that another brother, the third of the three writers that woke up to TTATT all those years ago (Ray, Ed, and ___) started the book and had done quite a bit when Ed was asked to take over and finish it...

  He wishes to remain anonymous but many of you will know who he is. Please don't use his name if you can help it he still has a family member inside and that's why he does not want his name out there.