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  Does anyone have these two scans?

  by middleman in

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  the watchtower, april 1, 1983, page 31. .

  why, in recent years, has the watchtower not made use of the translation by the former catholic priest, johannes greber?

  this translation was used occasionally in support of renderings of matthew 27:52, 53 and john 1:1, as given in the new world translation and other authoritative bible versions.

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  middleman

  Never mind I found them...........
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  Does anyone have these two scans?

  by middleman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the watchtower, april 1, 1983, page 31. .

  why, in recent years, has the watchtower not made use of the translation by the former catholic priest, johannes greber?

  this translation was used occasionally in support of renderings of matthew 27:52, 53 and john 1:1, as given in the new world translation and other authoritative bible versions.

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  The Watchtower, April 1, 1983, page 31.
  
  Why, in recent years, has The Watchtower not made use of the translation by the former Catholic priest, Johannes Greber? This translation was used occasionally in support of renderings of Matthew 27:52, 53 and John 1:1, as given in the New World Translation and other authoritative Bible versions. But as indicated in a foreword to the 1980 edition of The New Testament by Johannes Greber, this translator relied on "God's Spirit World" to clarify for him how he should translate difficult passages. It is stated: "His wife, a medium of God's Spiritworld was often instrumental in conveying the correct answers from God's Messengers to Pastor Greber." The Watchtower has deemed it improper to make use of a translation that has such a close rapport with spiritism.
  
  The Watchtower, February 15, 1956, page 110.
  
  Says Johannes Greber in the introduction of his translation of The New Testament, copyrighted in 1937: 'I myself was a Catholic priest, and... never as much believed in the possibility of communicating with the world of God's spirits. The day came, however, when I involuntarily took my first step toward such communication,... My experiences are related in a book that has appeared in both German and English and bears the title, Communication with the Spirit-World: Its Laws and Its Purpose.'... Greber endeavors to make his New Testament read very spiritualistic...Very plainly the spirits in which ex-priest Greber believes helped him in his translation.
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  What's the best file sharing website?

  by middleman in

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  i'm curious of some ins and outs of file sharing websites.

  i want decent storage, but one of the main things i'm curious of is how long a file will be available for down load.

  i have many pdf's that i want to put up on a file sharing site, i just want to make sure the link will last a long time.

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  Thanks yall I appreciate all of your help. Blessings.......
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  Misquotes from the "Reasoning Book" re: Cross (scans included)

  by AlphaOmega in

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  the "reasoning book" claims that the 1874 edition of the imperial bible dictionary verifies the idea that jesus was crucified on a stake.

  however, when you check the reference with the imperial bible dictionary, you see that it acutally is not as clear cut as that.. as usual, the infamous "..." of the watchtower has been used to edit out any opposing ideas in the source that they cite.. i know that this may have been mentioned before, but the scans of the imperial bible dictionary that are floating around the internet are from later editions, hence the page numbers are not those cited in the reasoning book.. .

  http://i36.tinypic.com/2ilc9cx.jpg.

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  Can someone please put this scan back up? I tried both previous links but they didn't work. Thanks......
  
  
  Live With Jehovah's Day in Mind-p.115
  
  Or in an uncomfortable situation, we might be tempted to mention only selected details, editing them to color the facts. Hence, what we say might technically be true yet give a totally different impression. While this may not be flagrant lying, such as is common in the world today, is it really ‘speaking truth each one with his neighbor,’ or brother? (Ephesians 4:15, 25; 1 Timothy 4:1, 2) When a Christian phrases things in such a way that he inwardly knows is leading brothers to a wrong conclusion, to believe something that is really not true, not accurate, how do you think God feels?
  
  Blessings.............
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  What would you say the Golden Age of the Watchtower Society was?

  by truthseeker in

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  my money is on the 70s even though i was too young to experience it, but from what others had said here it was a time when you could be proud to be a dub and have fun.

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  middleman

  I say anytime before the advent of the internet. ;-)
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  What happened to this site? http://www.watchtowerwiki.org/index.php5?title=

  by middleman in

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  this had a lot of good downloads.

  did it get moved or is it gone forever?

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  middleman

  This had a lot of good downloads. Did it get moved or is it gone forever?
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  What's the best file sharing website?

  by middleman in

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  i'm curious of some ins and outs of file sharing websites.

  i want decent storage, but one of the main things i'm curious of is how long a file will be available for down load.

  i have many pdf's that i want to put up on a file sharing site, i just want to make sure the link will last a long time.

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  Thanks for your response. Do you know if the files I upload will ever expire? This may be a dumb question but I've never used such a site before. Blessings.......
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  What's the best file sharing website?

  by middleman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious of some ins and outs of file sharing websites.

  i want decent storage, but one of the main things i'm curious of is how long a file will be available for down load.

  i have many pdf's that i want to put up on a file sharing site, i just want to make sure the link will last a long time.

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  middleman

  I'm curious of some ins and outs of file sharing websites. I want decent storage, but one of the main things I'm curious of is how long a file will be available for down load. I have many PDF's that I want to put up on a file sharing site, I just want to make sure the link will last a long time. Any ideas would be most helpful. Blessings..........
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  "Dwelling together in unity" as PDF?

  by Eliabe in

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  2. bible

  does anybody have a scanned copy of this?

  not the html please

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  middleman

  What's the main goodies in this one Atlantis? Blessings.......
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  For those who want to reach JW's....new room on Paltalk

  by middleman in

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  hey yall i have a chat room on paltalk....http://www.paltalk.com/ .

  that i've created for the sole purpose of reaching out/witnessing to the jw's.

  i am a christian that has a heart for people in cults [especially jw's] and am looking for like minded people to join my room.

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  middleman

  Hey yall I have a chat room on Paltalk....http://www.paltalk.com/
  that I've created for the sole purpose of reaching out/witnessing to the JW's. I am a Christian that has a heart for people in cults [especially JW's] and am looking for like minded people to join my room. You don't necessarily have to be a Christian to join the room, but please understand the main purpose for it.
  Once you download Paltalk, you can find my room "Jehovah's Witness Online Chat" in the Christianity section.
  
  BTW, my handle on there is middleman777. I'll try to keep the room open more often as more people join.
  
  Blessings........