When researching, I wondered why while jws call themselves "Christians" and then themselves "witnesses of Jehovah" why not "witnesses of Jesus." Reading the New Testament, I never found a phrase that said "witnesses of Jehovah" only "witnesses of Jesus." I know the WTS tries to use Revelation 1:5 to prove that Christians were witnesses of Jehovah, but that is reaching way too far. John 15:27, Acts 1:8, Rev. 12:17, Rev. 17:6, Rev. 1:3,9. The WTS likes to slip in Isaiah 43:10-12, and try to apply that to Jesus' followers, but if that is important to be identified as Jehovah's witnesses, why nothing in the New Testament that says that phrase at all. Also, according to the WTS, the only congregation is the 144,000 literal Israelites in Isaiah, and says it applies to the 144,000, the spiritual Israelites. I wondered how the non-anointed jws fit into this description. For years, the WTS would say "Jehovah's witness" and "their companions (presumably non-anointed). But as time went by the WTS stopped emphasizing this as the number of anointed decreased on earth, and the great crowd took over responsibilities. 1950 "Jehovah’s witnesses and their companions" Note that it is Jehovah's (lower-case w) witnesses. That was quibbled about often.
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What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?
by Vanderhoven7 263 Replies latest watchtower bible
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blondie
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waton
can someone explain why a 'Y", oh my, is in the hebrew writing of the divine name, if hebrew only had consonants in writing? "Y" , or ypsylon is a pronounced vowel in many languages, not a substitute for a "J". Is this a quirk of the english translations only?
I see the Son and/or Father issue resolved when you see a 3D relief of J letters, superimposed on each other, like in an ornamented antique bible, one clear J on a bigger basic J.
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blondie
Yahweh (or YHWH) was changed to Jehovah (or some form) during medieval times. The Masoretes, who from about the 6th to the 10th century CE worked to reproduce the original text of the Hebrew Bible, added to “YHWH” the vowel signs of the Hebrew words Adonai or Elohim. Latin-speaking Christian scholars replaced the Y (which does not exist in Latin) with an I or a J (the latter of which exists in Latin as a variant form of I). Thus, the tetragrammaton became the artificial Latinized name Jehovah (JeHoWaH). As the use of the name spread throughout medieval Europe, the initial letter J was pronounced according to the local vernacular language rather than Latin.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yahweh Also, "A constellation of words coined by Tyndale relates to the doctrine of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Tyndale was the first to use the terms Jehovah, Passover, atonement, scapegoat, and mercy seat in his translation of the Old Testament. "
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Disillusioned JW
According to the book which is commonly called the "Holy Bible" what name does the God of that book most frequently emphasize? Is it the name Jehovah (Yahweh/YHWH) or Jesus (Iesous/Yeshua/Joshua)? It is the name Jehovah (Yahweh/YHWH). Right?
Before the New Testament began to be written, what name did the holy scriptures of the Christians use the most? It was Jehovah (Yahweh/YHWH), [though probably they most often read it as Kyrios (Lord)]. Right? The Old Testament is still considered a part of the holy scriptures of Christians. Right? What name does the Old Testament in Hebrew emphasize?
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waton
which name did Jesus never use to adress the deity?
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Disillusioned JW
waton, touché.
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Rattigan350
I don't see how that question is of any consequence.
Your scripture list are not showing the context.
It is not Jesus vs Jehovah. It never has been and never will be.
Each has their own place and roles.
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Rattigan350
Blondie, - Because Jesus is one of Jehovah's Witnesses. You have to understand the name in the full context.
Apparently people here have trouble with this thing called 'context'
"Reading the New Testament, I never found a phrase".
You can't do that. You can't just look for phrases. You have to understand the context of everything that was said and not said.
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Rattigan350
Here is a better question: How can you call it the good "news" of the Kingdom? Doesn't the word "news" lose its meaning after 100 years or even 50 or even 25 years?
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Vanderhoven7
@Rattigan
Of course it's not a competition. But the fact is that God made sure His name was excluded from the New Testament. (Based on all ancient manuscripts and fragments thereof... Jehovah is mentioned 0 times; Jesus mentioned 300+ times) Why do you think that is the case?
The gospel does not change because it is everlastingly good news. Revelation 14:6