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  Oldest Hebrew mention of Jerusalem from 7th century BCE

  by Earnest in

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  the oldest hebrew mention of jerusalem has been found on a rare papyrus from the 7th century bce, as reported in the times of israel of october 26, 2016.. a reference to a consignment of wineskins 'to jerusalem' appears on a 2,700-year-old first temple-era scrap believed to have been plundered from a judean desert cave..

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  Fisherman

  Great Post!! Thanks!
  
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  Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

  by smiddy in

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  2. beliefs

  this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

  and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

  how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

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  It is funny how it only takes one judge and 12 window washers to convict a man to die. According to Rabbinical law, it took 71 men, experts in law, to make such an adjudication, and if the verdict was unanimous (guilty) the man went free. But if he was condemned -no pit stop- he went directly from the temple (where the Sanhedrin met) to the place of execution and executed on the spot. After the Sanhedrin was moved to Jabne, they could not technically fulfill the legal requirements to execute anyone. According to Jewish law, even while Israel was under Gentile rule, any Jew desecrating Sabbath had to be stoned ( as long as the Temple stood.) When Israel was sovereign, even Gentiles could not publicly desecrate the Sabbath although they were not under Jewish law; Gentiles had to show respect.
  
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  Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

  and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

  how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

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  17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." Mat 5:17-19
  

  According to Christianity, Jesus fulfilled the Law (as the choir knows.)
  
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  Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

  and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

  how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

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  On the other hand, Jesus' lineage shown in the NT is directly from King David. Just imagine some modern day "Jewish" "Messiah" with European roots! compare "I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star" Rev 22:16
  
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  Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

  and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

  how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

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  According to (orthodox) Judaism, pikuach nefesh does not justify murder or suicide or putting one's life at a greater risk than the person who's life is at risk -to save the person. An orthodox jew is not allowed to enter inside a church or reformed synagogue even to save a life (that is to say,the place where worship takes place. A Jew may enter a room of a reformed synagogue not used for worship.) Chillul hashem (idolatry, blasphemy, etc.) is never allowed even to save one's own skin.

  Only 2 Jewish movements survived 70 CE 1. Christianity: based on salvation from Jehovah 2. Pharisaic Jews: based on salvation from Caesar (We have no king but Caesar!) Circa 70* the Pharisees (Rabbi Yohanan) made a deal with Caesar and settled in Yavneh where they adapted laws to fit modern Judaism without beth hamikdash, installing themselves as leaders. Interstingly, dna studies of Ashkenazi jews today show y chromsome comes from a few hundred middle Eastern men from the fertile cresent ( jews ) that married non jewish females no doubt converting them first. Acccording to the studies most Ashkenazi jews are between 23 percent to about 53 percent European (non-Jew dna)
  

  *70 years after the birth of Jesus 40 years after Jesus began his public ministry
  
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  Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

  and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

  how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

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  According to Judaism, pikuach nepesh (life risk) overrides all (with some controversy) mitzvot except avodah zarah (commiting an act of idolatry.)
  
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  The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"

  by Leolaia in

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  2. bible

  finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

  we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

  apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.

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  Numbers 21:9 NWT (compare with cross reference l )
  
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  Millions now living will never die (orginally "may" never die) was the WTS lying

  by blondie in

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  this was first said in 1918 and adjusted to "will never die" in 1920. of course, the wts taught that the anointed had to die to go to heaven; but there was no great crowd teaching then, so they were talking about all non-anointed people on earth.

  the wts members were known as bible students then and had been expecting the end in 1914 and it was adjusted.

  one date that was stressed at that time was 1925. so i think they idea was that people living in 1918 would be alive to see the end in 1925, which of course did not happen.

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  JW are doctrinally correct about Bible teachings about the Millennium, etc. The reference WT publications on this thread show that JW have been off by time not doctrine.

  Great post and links! Substantial.
  
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  child abuse the Australian Royal Commission

  by zeb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.aspx.

  the wt input is there toward the bottom of the page.

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  From ABC News:
  
  UN Investigator Urges Review of Australian Secrecy Laws
  
  

  http://abcn.ws/2dx2TX1
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  Millions now living will never die (orginally "may" never die) was the WTS lying

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this was first said in 1918 and adjusted to "will never die" in 1920. of course, the wts taught that the anointed had to die to go to heaven; but there was no great crowd teaching then, so they were talking about all non-anointed people on earth.

  the wts members were known as bible students then and had been expecting the end in 1914 and it was adjusted.

  one date that was stressed at that time was 1925. so i think they idea was that people living in 1918 would be alive to see the end in 1925, which of course did not happen.

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  Fisherman

  noted