Posts by Caminante

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Books to study before baptism

by QueenWitch in

i'm doing a blog post on dedication and baptism.

is there a comprehensive list of the books needed to study and the years in effect?

i was baptized in 1992 and i think one of the books were united in worship...(blue book).

In 1992 there was the Live Forever a.k.a. Paradise book (full title You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth), released 1982, revised 1989. It was used as the primary Bible study aid until 1995, when the Knowledge book (Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life) was released. The Knowledge book was eventually superseded by the current Bible Teach book (What Does the Bible Really Teach?), published in 2005 with two illustrations updated in the 2006 reprint.

After completing this first Bible study aid, the student (even if baptized by the time they finished this first book) would go on studying a second book. Indeed in the '80s and up to 2002 this was the United in Worship of the Only True God, released in 1983. This book was reedited with some significant changes and published as Worship the Only True God to be released at the 2002 district conventions. The current book on Christian conduct and principles regarding this is called "Keep Yourselves in God's Love", released in 2008.

Starting 1996-1997, some would start a Bible study using the What Does God Require of Us? brochure (this Require brochure was released in 1996) before heading to the first study aid. This role will be taken next year by the brochure released this year and titled Good News From God!

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Large Print NWT w/References

by admirmitch in

i have been trying to find a pdf copy as the paper copy goes for well over $100 on ebay and amazon.

if anyone has a copy, could you point me in the right direction?

thanks!.

Caminante

You can find the Reference Bible on Watchtower Online Library: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/lv/r1/lp-e/0/1

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Trinity Brochure

by flamegrilled in

has anybody heard an official reason that the trinity brochure is deceased?.

the gb have been released basically new versions of old brochures with wild abandon, and yet the trinity brochure which has absolutely no equivalent is no longer in print.. why?.

we all know there were dodgy references/quotations therein, but you would think by now the gb would have put some effort into a viable replacement if it were posssible.. nobody seems to be making too much of this as far as i can see.. the trinity brochure was very naughty.

Caminante

There is a footnote in a life story article published in a recent magazine regarding the Trinity brochure, and it clearly states that it is out of print.

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July 2012 Kingdom Ministry

by Conan The Barbarian in

i need a pdf of the july 2012 kingdom ministry.

does anyone have?.

Caminante

Conan,

Atlantis posted it a while ago. Check out this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/225521/1/2012-July-Kingdom-Ministry

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Advance Health Care Directive dpa-E Us PDF?

by Caminante in

a friend of mine, active jw, is about to go to the states and needs an english ahcd document.

can any of you provide me a scan of the latest revision of the us edition of it?

i found an australian version that pretty much resembles the current romanian revision used here (nov. 2004), but i'm not sure it's accurate according to us laws and/or the us version of the form.

Caminante

Well, eventually I created an ad-hoc version based on the Australian one and a US one that was posted on JWN in 2003, to make sure all terms that are present in the Romanian version are also laid out. I put the PDF on Sendspace too, just in case.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dyaad7

(click on the big blue "click here to download with sendspace", ignore anything else)

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Advance Health Care Directive dpa-E Us PDF?

by Caminante in

a friend of mine, active jw, is about to go to the states and needs an english ahcd document.

can any of you provide me a scan of the latest revision of the us edition of it?

i found an australian version that pretty much resembles the current romanian revision used here (nov. 2004), but i'm not sure it's accurate according to us laws and/or the us version of the form.

Caminante

A friend of mine, active JW, is about to go to the States and needs an English AHCD document. Can any of you provide me a scan of the latest revision of the US edition of it? I found an Australian version that pretty much resembles the current Romanian revision used here (Nov. 2004), but I'm not sure it's accurate according to US laws and/or the US version of the form. Thanks.

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Big Favor- I want to compile all the older WTLIB CDs

by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat in

several have asked about wtlib cds and usually everyone wants the newest available, but i would like the older ones and try a compatibility mode suggested by a jw.net member within windows, to run them.

they have some books and brochures etc... on them that the newer ones don't.

i want them for referance as well as simply a collecting standpoint.

Caminante

Prior to 2004, the Watchtower Library was released once every two years (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003).

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2012 District Convention Releases

by wisdomfrombelow in

does anyone know what publications will be relased at the district convention?.

Caminante

I second wisdomfrombelow's point; the first conventions were scheduled for this last weekend (18-20) ... but so far no news on any sites. JWtalk.net are also planning a spoiler thread, but it hasn't been started yet.

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Watchtower Library 2011

by goddidit in

jw
friends

i'm not religious but i am a theology student.. why does this cd instruct me to close my antivirus program before running the executable?.

innocent mistake?

i can't remember ever seeing this instruction on a legitimate executable, and i've been using computers for a long, long time..

Caminante

The "Please disable antivirus software" message is part of the default template of the installer workflow built by Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (the free installer builder produced by the people who brought you Winamp, used by the Watchtower software engineers to build the setup kit for Watchtower Library).

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1914, Generation doctrine belief change!

by Gill in

i had the dubious pleasure of explaining the 1914 generation change doctrine to a relative who has been a jw for all of his life the other day.

he didn't even know that there had been a generation change and that the wt was no longer claiming that those alive in 1914 would still be alive when armageddon struck.. however, he said he would only believe me if i could tell him the exact date of the watchtower that explained this change.. though i know it is 1995, i do not know the exact date/issue and he refused to research it claiming it would show lack of faith on his part if he questioned his beliefs....but he said he would look it up if i told him which issue it was.. so, please, could anyone direct me to the exact issue in which this world shattering event was revealed?.

i remember, many jws, especially elderly ones being shocked at this revelation, but obviously this particular relative was not concentrating at the time!!

Caminante

Alfred, actually this was a couple of months before they sent the February 15, 2008 issue to print, where the first change was published ('this generation' = the annointed).