by Overseer 12 Replies latest watchtower bible
Hey,
I am not currently a JW but i really want to do some private study of your bible...
I live in a remote area of Yorkshire and there are no kingdom halls about. Are there any websites (that deliver to the UK) where i can order a WT bible in the hope of becoming a JW in the future?
Thanx in advance!
Overseer xxx
I have it as a rich text file. It's about 5 megs. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to post it here for you. Do you know of an ftp site? Your email is locked.
SS
I believe you can just write to the society and ask for a copy, along with a free bible study..
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Saint,
If you can, could you send me the NWT in Rich Text format? I'd love to have a computer copy of it.. All I have is the actual bible...
Thanks
Overseer : Why on earth would you want to study the Watch Tower Bible ? Why not the New International Version or the King James Bible or any other version ?
You are aware, aren't you, that the Watch Tower has rearranged the Scriptures to make it fit their own peculiar doctrines ... ?
Oh well !
If everyone knew hebrew and greek could there still be a mix up?
A link you might be interested in for reference:
http://www.dtl.org/books/preview/nwt.htm
ALSO, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING ON THE INTERNET:
Examples of mistranslation within NWT in order to teach their that Jesus was created:
First and most obviously to anyone who has looked at the NWT is the appearance of JEHOVAH in the NT portion over two hundred times where the Greek text has KURIOS (LORD). The second way in which the NWT has systematically abused the divine names or titles is in its handling of text in which Jesus is called God (Isa 9:6; John 1:1,18; 20:28; Rom 9:5; Titus 2:13; Heb. 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1; 1 John 5:20; Acts 20:28), of these, the NWT translates four so that Jesus is not called God at all (Rom 9:5; Titus 2:13; Heb. 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1), and two so that he is "A god" or "god" (John 1:1, 18). The remaining three texts (Isa 9:6; John 20:28; 1 John 5:20), are not mistranslated, but are interpreted so that either Jesus is not called God at all or he is called God only in a lesser sense. In short, wherever possible, the NWT translates texts that call Jesus God in such a way as to keep the text from making that identification!
JUST A FEW EXAMPLES:
Genesis 1:2 | "Spirit of God" changed to "God's active force." | The revision modifies the original noun with a more impersonal form as the JWs reject the orthodox Christian belief in the personality of the Holy Spirit. |
Exodus 3:14 | "I am" changed to "I shall prove to be." | The revision clouds the connection between God's self proclaimed title and Jesus' proclamation of being the same in John 8:58, as the JW rejects the deity of Jesus. |
Numbers 1:52 | "Under his own standard" changed to "by his [three-tribe] division." | The Hebrew word degal translated as "standard" literally means flag or banner. Since the JWs regard saluting a flag as an act of idolatry, the text has been altered according to their doctrinal bias. (Same revision found in Num. 2:2, 3, 10, 18, 25; 10: 14, 18, 22, 25.) |
Isaiah 43:10 | "Nor will there be one after me" changed to "after me there continued to be none." | The original future tense of the verb indicates that there will never be another being sharing in God's divinity. The altered tense suggests credibility to the JW doctrine of Jesus' becoming a "mighty god" while still being less than Jehovah in nature. (See the John 1: I discussion below for another expression of this JW distortion.) |
Ecclesiastes 12:7 | "The spirit returns" changed to "the spirit itself returns." | The passage indicates the return of a human spirit to God after death. Since the JWs believe in an unconscious state after death, "itself' has been inserted to suggest a more impersonal reference to spirit. |
Matthew 2:11 | "Bowed down and worshipped him" changed to "did obeisance to it" | The JWs evade recognizing Jesus as worthy of worship as a divine being by altering the form of honor that he receives from men and angels. The Greek word proskuneo literally means "worship." The use of "obeisance" is a NWT adaptation. (Same revision found in Matt. 8:2; 9:18, 14:33; 15:25; 28:9, 17; Mark 5:6; 15:19; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; Heb. 1:6.) |
Matthew 5:19 | "Least in the kingdom of heaven" changed to "least in relation to the kingdom of the heaven." | The passage indicates that a disobedient believer who sins can still find forgiveness and eternal life. The JWs believe heaven is reserved for only 144,000 specially designated servants of God. The revision suggests more separation between these groups through a status hierarchy. |
Matthew 25:46 | "Eternal punishment" changed to "everlasting cutting-off." | The Greek word kolasis translated "punishment" indicates continuous torment, but the NWT revision suggests "termination," as the JWs promote the doctrine of annihilationism regarding condemned souls. |
Mark 1:4 | "Baptism of repentance" changed to "baptism [in symbol] of repentance. " | Nothing in the original Greek text justifies the insertion of "in symbol." The revision undermines the significance of John the Baptist's ministry, the Jewish meaning of baptism and the Christian sacrament of baptism in contrast to the more regimented JW baptism requirements |
Edited by - Double Edge on 24 July 2002 14:22:52
Overseer: Obviously you must be desperate! ;o)
Overseer: I should also like to say that other Bibles also have biases. With respect to DoubleEdge, it should be noted that supposedly pro-Trinity scriptures should be given as much careful scrutiny as those who promote the doctrine give to the NWT - there is often more to it than meets the eye.
Edited to add this link to analysis of some of the scriptures referenced in the above list (look under 'Scripture Notes'):www.semachiah.fsnet.co.uk
Edited by - NewWay on 24 July 2002 18:41:12
All Bibles are used when giving bible education. The New World Translation is written in modern English. The first one written around 1950 but others can be used from the Greek and Hebrew scriptures inspired by God. The Library can also give much history to the reader.
A face to face personal bible study threw the holy spirit can help someone understand. A prayer for understanding would be included in the bible study for those desperately wanting the truth.
