Posts by quietlyleaving

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Qumran, meet Brooklyn

by Doug Mason in

loyal jws are required to obey the edicts of the gb because of whom it claims to be.. to interpret scripture, particularly eschatological passages, the gb does not use literal interpretation, since it promotes secondary applications, employs its own allegories, and so on.. by analyzing another apocalyptic, eschatological group that also anticipated the imminent appearance of the messiah, we gain an insight into the gbs approach.

this other group is the jews who lived at qumran during the 1st and 2nd centuries bce.. the following is a synopsis of the way those jews used scripture.

the gb does not consciously imitate the jews at qumran, since its approach is a legacy from rutherford in the 1930s.. the approach taken by the people at qumran:.

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greendawn

re my point above

http://www.helsinki.fi/~merenlah/oppimateriaalit/text/english/newtest.htm

The oldest manuscripts containing the whole New Testament are from the 4th century.

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Qumran, meet Brooklyn

by Doug Mason in

loyal jws are required to obey the edicts of the gb because of whom it claims to be.. to interpret scripture, particularly eschatological passages, the gb does not use literal interpretation, since it promotes secondary applications, employs its own allegories, and so on.. by analyzing another apocalyptic, eschatological group that also anticipated the imminent appearance of the messiah, we gain an insight into the gbs approach.

this other group is the jews who lived at qumran during the 1st and 2nd centuries bce.. the following is a synopsis of the way those jews used scripture.

the gb does not consciously imitate the jews at qumran, since its approach is a legacy from rutherford in the 1930s.. the approach taken by the people at qumran:.

quietlyleaving

greendawn

Quietlyliving how do you mean that, because I can't see how the apostles promoted Roman ends. That didn't happen with the church until the time of Constantine. Up to that time the Roman state was fiercely opposed to Christianity but not Judaism except when it militarily rebelled against their empire.

I see what you are saying but when was the NT put together?

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Qumran, meet Brooklyn

by Doug Mason in

loyal jws are required to obey the edicts of the gb because of whom it claims to be.. to interpret scripture, particularly eschatological passages, the gb does not use literal interpretation, since it promotes secondary applications, employs its own allegories, and so on.. by analyzing another apocalyptic, eschatological group that also anticipated the imminent appearance of the messiah, we gain an insight into the gbs approach.

this other group is the jews who lived at qumran during the 1st and 2nd centuries bce.. the following is a synopsis of the way those jews used scripture.

the gb does not consciously imitate the jews at qumran, since its approach is a legacy from rutherford in the 1930s.. the approach taken by the people at qumran:.

quietlyleaving

greendawn

The very faulty way in which the FDS explains the Bible can easily be understood if we consider that their a priori concern and objective is how to utilise it to promote their own agenda which is in fact a self serving commercial agenda and one that is certainly not good for their followers.

In other words the FDS and those hiding behind them are out to use religion to make money and not save any souls as they like to pretend. Inevitably their Biblical interpretations will be totally twisted in order to conform with their grand design of deception.

I was reading a little about Roman History and am concluding that the NT, in a similar to what you have described above, promoted Roman ends.

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The Women Of JWD Are A Large Army

by snowbird in

jw
friends

they are mouthy, sassy, awake and watching;.

choosing life, free to think, not so quietly leaving;.

kicking butts, taking names, bindings wounds well.

quietlyleaving

alt we're in go go go mode

43

Why Do People Have Children?

by hillary_step in

jw
friends

i ask this with serious intent.. evolutionary imperative?

selfishness?

boredom?

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HS

I think we call our reasons love and faith - good enough for me

20

lastest drawings :)

by purplesofa in

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quietlyleaving

intricate and beautiful work purps

54

To continue fading or stop the madness!!!

by OnTheWayOut in

jw
friends

i have this concern about fading.

my fade is calculated and very successful as far as .

avoiding a judicial committee for apostacy.

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OTWO

Thanks for sharing feelings about your fade - I can identify with much from you post. I have weeks when I feel very trapped and in a mess - somehow I get through them - that really gives me confidence in life and the drive that we have to get through bad times.

I have interacted with my hubby in a similar way to you and found that it has been successful for us. The downside of course is all the pretending one has to do. Maybe that too will lessen with time.

take care and best wishes to you in your ongoing fade

ql

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UK- JW MINISTERIAL SERVANT SERIAL RAPIST

by DannyHaszard in

man escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.

michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.

among the individuals were others involved in the faith.

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Thomas Covenant

I can definitely verify that he was at Bethel and an elder during the years 2002 - 2004 inc. He was reproved 7/8 months ago.

I think he was at bethel and an elder for longer than that but I cannnot say for definite.

I'd like to know when the accuser first went to the police.

ql

edited to add: Have just found out that Michael Porter joined Bether in Summer/autumn of the year 2000, he was a ministerial servant when he joined and got appointed as an elder in the year 2002. He got removed from his position when he was reproved.

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OUTLAW and the WBT$ own Stock in the Rand Cam Engine Corp.

by OUTLAW in

hello jwd!

!..just got back from civilization!......my friends had a party for me while i was there..and..one of them bought me a present.....500 shares,in wbt$ owned rand cam engine corp!.....outlaw is now an official stockholder,in the rand cam engine corp..lol!

!......the association of the wbt$ with the united nations -ngo,was scandalous!..the huge wbt$ pedophile problem is obscene!.....the watchtower bible and tracy society`s 50% ownership of rand cam engine corp.is unthinkable!..and..i`m their newest stockholder!.......who say`s life isn`t fair?....lol!

quietlyleaving

didn't see that either - lol

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OUTLAW and the WBT$ own Stock in the Rand Cam Engine Corp.

by OUTLAW in

hello jwd!

!..just got back from civilization!......my friends had a party for me while i was there..and..one of them bought me a present.....500 shares,in wbt$ owned rand cam engine corp!.....outlaw is now an official stockholder,in the rand cam engine corp..lol!

!......the association of the wbt$ with the united nations -ngo,was scandalous!..the huge wbt$ pedophile problem is obscene!.....the watchtower bible and tracy society`s 50% ownership of rand cam engine corp.is unthinkable!..and..i`m their newest stockholder!.......who say`s life isn`t fair?....lol!

quietlyleaving

outlaw

The Watchtower Bible and Tracy Society`s 50% ownership of Rand Cam Engine Corp.

OMG