NWT cross references

by Steel 5 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Steel

  Lately i have been really interested in the idea of who Jesus was in the in old testament. I have reading an author named Michael Heiser who generally believes anytime there was a physical manifestion of god in the old testament it was a pre incarnation of jesus christ.

  I was reading the first chapter of Jeremiah there is a figure called " the word of jehovah appears ". This actually happens in a number of places in the old testament.

  I check my nwt and see if any of these appearances actually reference Jesus being called the word of god or the visible image of rhe invisible god in the new testament.

  Not a single reference lines up in the nwt.

  Not saying it really matters or does the average jw even read or care about the bible but to me it is one of the more tangible ways to prove how dishonest the wts is.
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  scratchme1010

  Never heard of Jesus existing during the time when the old testament was written. Scientists and historians do confirm that Jesus of Nazareth was a real person and existed in the area where the bible says he lived. Other than that, I think it's difficult to confirm the rest.
  
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  tepidpoultry

  There is no academic consensus on the existence of Jesus Christ,

  Reference: "On the Historicity of Jesus" -Richard Carrier Phd

  :0)
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  Steel

  Wow

  Just wow

  The average jw really has no concept of why some believe he was jehovah in the old testament.?
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  iwasblind

  Some preachers think that Melchizedek was Jesus in physical form in the OT. I kind of like the idea but there is not enough hard data if you know what I mean.
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  fastJehu

  Steel
  I check my nwt and see if any of these appearances actually reference Jesus being called the word of god or the visible image of rhe invisible god in the new testament.

  The word of god can refer to 3 "things":

  1.) The literal word of God when he speaks to someone

  2.) Jesus

  3.) The bible or books of the bible