https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ independent researchers funded by the museum of the bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s dead sea scroll fragments are modern forgeries.
the museum ceo exclaimed, “we’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” the pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real dead sea scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.
the researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” dead sea scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's.
I read this earlier... seems this museum purchased the fragments on the open market believing them to be a part of the Qumram hoard........but they were not. The latest findings say that they are modern fakes.
However, this does not reflect on the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls themselves, in Jerusalem I believe.
a while back, we had a saturday wedding reception for a brother and sister from our kingdom hall.
the reception ended at midnight.
most of us got home at around 1:00 a.m. our sunday public talk meeting started at 9:30 a.m. .
Worst time to stay awake was Sunday afternoons in the Summer. The combination of a male voice going on and on , and heat was enough to have me "pushing out the zzzz" in 10 or 15 minutes.....
Latterly I found that taking a larger than suggested dose of high strength caffeine tablets would usually get me through...
It is a common thing though . At conventions one would see lots of sleepyheads. Funny thing is that the experienced ones could still follow the direction to look up scriptures ,correctly, while fast asleep! I have never understood that.
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hi, my father is a jehovah's witness.
my sister wanted to do something nice for him and decided to have a shirt made with the ship he was on when he was in the navy many years ago.
he was not in the war, but he said that he can't wear it because jehovah's witnesses don't believe in war.
Hello tmkm30,
Your father is not wrong about the J W beliefs... Serving in the military is definitely not allowed , they would be conscientious objectors if necessary.
However, this was a loving gift ,specially nade, from a loved one. If this had happened to me when I served as a JW, I am sure I would have accepted the gift in the spirit of love.
Mind you, I could never wear it in the company of other Witnesses. .....
Sadly though, many Witnesses are not so reasonable and see only the "rules"
seriously, i can't help wondering whether their hiatus from meetings and service will alter their post-covid-19 lifestyle once they experience the freedom of life in the absence of the hamster wheel?.
I heard of a nearby congregation that is to arrange group meetings ( bit tough on the group household, I think)
So far Sis. Blues has not been told anything. If I did not get it from here and she did not know a free speaking elder's wife.... she would know nothing of this
As for the future? Will they be rejuvenated afterwards and leap back into action? Or be so out of the habit that they don't want to go back? ...... I guess the latter .
even if you are young and heathy there are very good reasons to fear this disease and take drastic actions to avoid it individually, and halt it together as communities.
not only would it be traumatic as a society to lose so many old and unwell family members and friends, but survivors of the disease may suffer significant health problems in the future.
survivors of the first sars virus in 2003 have suffered significant lung problems.
Have to say that I am more with SBF than those who say it is a panic response. I see people around here not respecting your space in a queue or taking the situation seriously. Also I am puzzled by our government’s laissez faire attitude... to let a number catch it and naturally build a “herd immunity “
I will stay home , I think
3 more letters dated march 13th, from the uk.
there are different mailing addresses at the top.. 2020-03-13https://docdro.id/pxmmef72020-03-13https://docdro.id/adfw87y2020-03-13https://docdro.id/u2tov1ppetra!https://docdro.id/qqtzami
Like SBF, I don’t get it either.... Did it say “KHCONF will be provided from the branch” ?
Does that mean that the stream will be from London, or Chelmsford....wherever?
anyway...
NO meetings
no Field Service
no shepherding .... Yippee!
I bet the elders wives will have them shopping... or d I y jobs around the house....😃
( Edit... Thanks a million Atlantis/Petra. You are invaluable)
2020 march 9, letter.
https://docdro.id/cfjrhgb.
2020 march 12, letter--coronavirus--memorial.
I heard ( second hand info) that a something similar was read out at the local congregation in the U K....
The meeting had described the Memorial Invitation campaign due to kick off this weekend. Apparently, that has now been scrapped and invites only to personal friends and family.
At least they are taking it seriously. I am told that the old and infirm are advised to stay home and rely on audio /video tie ins
i think it was called "a mother's thoughts.
" it was a rather dreadful poem written from the viewpoint of a mom a few weeks after armageddon, reminiscing about her child that didn't survive.
in one part, the rebellious kid says, "i can take care of myself in snow, sleet or rain.
No, I am pleased to say that I never heard that poem...The only ones I heard were positive, and they were bad enough. As for using it in a public talk?
That would be awful!
I shal watch this thread to see if it turns up
jehovah's witnesses weren't jehovah's witnesses until 1931.until that year the people who had been hard-headed followers of end times false prophecies by william miller and seventh day adventists, more or less settled into following charisma-ballyhoo preaching by folks like "pastor" c.t.
russell.what was it that attracts these people?
it is a thin veneer of pious bible interpretation as a means of prepping for the end of the world.yep.
"Unsophisticated / under-educated people want to feel smart; feel superior. Knowing God's Plan is a trump card in that desire."
I guess that was me as a young man. It sure feels good to believe you knowthe secrets of tbe Universe. .. We knew more than the top scientists, the great thinkers , what a privilege!
We used to watch the wildlife documentaries and feel so superior when it said that creatures evolved. When people spoke of the next 30 or 40 years , we'ld chuckle because the world would never last that long....
Oh well.........
will meetings and conventions be canceled?
the ministry?
shepherding calls, get togethers?
JWs coping?
The ones I know are scared and have decided to stay away until it is over.... But of course others are not so practical. I know die hards who will carry on regardless.
At least the dub website has given sensible advice....
