by minimus 42 Replies latest jw friends
I'm new at this, so I only have a few:
JWs and the Problem of Mento' Illness -Jerry Bergman Ph.D. (I couldn't put it down!!)
JWs and the Hour of Darkness -that Barefoot guy
Blood on the Altar - David Reed
a couple of Freeminds tapes and CDs
Recently borrowed Apocalypse Delayed and Accidental Autobiography from library.
If i keep buying new books I won't be able to afford my drug drinking habit any more.
Space can be a problem. I have a room just for my books - seven large bookshelves of them. We are planning on moving and one of the requirements is that we have a room for books and another room for computers - his, mine and mine.
Gee, wouldn't it be great if old Watchtower publications were available on CDROM?
Euph:
I've also borrowed Penton, Reed, and White from the library, and I'm currently reading Grizzuti online.
Hey Euph! I read Grizzuti also online--and she had me cracking up about CTR's ideas on the Pyramid...
refiners said: Ive posted before that as far as dub material goes Ive read all the WTs thru 1879 - 1929 thoroughly and have copied the alticlkes I think important into bound folders.
Are you saying that you have read every word? How long did it take? How much material is in your summary folders?
I am buying a set of reprints 1879 to 1919 and may be interested in what you have compiled in your bound folders.
Some limiting factors:
I haven't bought CoC or any "cult-exit" books, although I have read Combatting Cult Mind Control and CoC, & recommend both.
I live in a trailer - limited space for books.
However: my library now consists almost exclusively of books I could not have in the house as a jaydub. Partial list:
There's more, but isn't this enough?
GentlyFeral
Hooberus.
I can certainly send you a complete list of all WT articles, 1879- 1929 relevant to the subjects of Prophecies/ Date setting, and the subject of Organizational structure. I certainly did not read ever word in the magazines, I scanned thru every article, one page at a time ( about 2 years work) assessing whether it was relevant historically or not. If I decided it didnt contain any "meat" ( juicy dates, or stupid utterances) I skipped the article. Let me know and I'll post you a list of key articles.
Actually, I'll do it anyway. I'll post it up in this thread.
Hooberus. On the subject of prophetic interpretation:
WT November 1879. “Babylon is fallen”
Gives their current understanding re Babylons fall, in 1878, later shifted to 1918.
WT March 1880. “ The Building of Zion”
Shows that the Jews must return to Jerusalem prior to 1914.
WT July 1880. “The Closing Work”.
General prophetic utterances and date settings.Explains their chronogy.
WT January 1881. “How Long Oh Lord?”
Indicates the church will be raptured in 1881.
WT Feb 1881. “Cast not away your confidence”
A very interesting review of their predictions up to 1881.(1874/ 1878/1881)
WT May 1881. “The Year 1881”
Indicates church rapture in 1881.
WT November 1881. “The Door was shut”
Reveals that the church will not be raptured in 1881 ( which has nearly passed) but the "door of mercy" has been shut and the 144000 are Sealed. No more access to heaven.An invisible fullfilment.
WT March 1886. “View from the Tower”.
Explains that Armaggedon 1914 will be a “class war” along Communist principles.
WT April 15, 1902. “Great voices in heaven”
Further interpretations upon prophetic , 1914 matters.
WT Feb 1, 1903. “View from the tower”
Tells us the “System” will commence to collapse by 1908, ( prefullfilments) with Armaggedon by 1914.
WT July 1, 1904. “Universal Anarchy’
Certainly to be read by students of JW 1914 datesetting.
WT November 15, 1904. “Further confirmation of Chronology”
An article which presents numerous bizarre charts indication Their date setting is correct.
WT. January 1, 1908. “View from the tower”.
Shifts Armaggedon to 1915.After all, there is no evidence of the Jews returning to Jerusalem yet.
WT January 1, 1914. “View from the tower”
Indicates Armaggedon might be a bit slow coming by 1914 considering it is now 1914.
WT May 1, 1914. “View from the tower”
Indicates that the church might not be raptured in 1914 after all.
WT August15, 1914. “View from the Tower”
WW1 Starts!! Proof they are right!! Enthusiasm that the end is upon us is rekindled.
WT September1, 1914. “The Present Crisis”
Reconfirms that WW1 will descend into a communistic class war between worker and management.
WT October 15, 1914. “View from the tower”.
Article conveying imminence of the end. Rapture of the church
WT March 1, 1915 “changes in Scripture studies”
Very important article. List all the places in Russells Scripture Studies series where students must cross out the year “1914” and insert “1915”. Lol.
WT September 1, 1916. “The harvest is not ended”
Gives evidence that Armaggedon will come in 1918, not 1914 which is of course, now in the past. Lol.
That’s as much as I have in my “predictions’ folder up to 1919 which you indicated was as far as your volumes went. Of course the years between 1922 and 1929 were firecracker years and there are many articles published in those years that are MUST reading. I’ll put together the “Organizational” list now.
Regarding “Organizational’ Articles. Heres what Ive got in my file.
Gives Russells interp of “New Light”. Very interesting stuff.This should probably be in the “predictions” folder.
Explains that the church is not a denomination.
Religious organizations are wickedness.The pitfalls of organized religion.
WT July 1, 1892. “The Early Church”.
Explains that true Christianity is not an organization
Against organized churches.
True Christians are not in an organization.
Must read. The council at Jerusalem was not a governing body
A must Read! Apostacy, churches that control their members.
Must read. The evils of an elite class that interprets the Bible for the masses!The necessity of local elections to prevent takeover by an elite “class”.
Must read. The WT shifts from a collective slave to an individual ( Russell)
Must read.Shows that by being elevated to the role of FDS, Russell doesn’t WANT the job. He does not SEEK exaltation.
Further article about the Individual FDS.This is the famous "Our friends say....Our opponents say"... article. A Must Read.
WT December 1, 1916.
Must read, Russell is dead. Magazine contains his will and indicates who must run things.
Russell is the FDS.
Now of course, shortly after this all the trouble started, and there are numerous articles especially from the year 1922 which dogmatically insist that Russell was the FDS.
Russell is the FDS. Disagree? = Traitor!
Russell is the FDS. Disagree? = Satan!
Russell is the Channel, disagree?= Satan!
Quotes the WT of April 1904 to show that Russell said he was the FDS
Of course, by 1926 the WT reversed position, and anyone who still believed Russell was the FDS was now a Satanic traitor. Too funny…..
I haven't cataloged it but I have an extensive library. However, it tends to be technical, scientific and linguistic in nature. I have one room with two walls of books, floor to ceiling. The 3rd wall has a computer and the 4th wall has 500 Laser Disc's
In recent years, I have started rebuilding my JW/Religious library. I picked up as many of the 50's/60's books as I could from when I "grew up in the tRUTH". Strangely, I found that these books were expensive and overpriced (20-30$ a piece) in the few places where I could find them. Then I picked up a few "onsie's-twosie's" at better prices. Recently, I cleaned out a whole bookshelf for under a 100$ at a store that was quite well priced.
I also have been collecting Law books and have an embryonic Law Library. One of the books included is a discussion on Constitutional Law. It has nearly 2 chapters on the "flag salute" issue and JW's going through the Supreme Court. That is very informative and I intend to post it in the future.
Mustang
