Hi all,
I left the Org in the late 90’s. Not because of beliefs or the 1914/generation fiasco. Just thoughtlessness, hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance. After a few months of inactivity – and very little concern from elders or “friends” – an ex-JW lent me CoC…and the rest is history! Reading the stories on here, I realise that in many ways I was quite lucky.
Anyway, I have always been a bit of a history nut. Last year, I started looking at Bible history and archeology. I realised that once you remove the JW-spectacles, look at each Bible book individually and stop using the Bible as a proof text for your own wacky beliefs, it's actually a really interesting text.
I totally understand a lot of people on here want nothing more to do with the Bible! But is there anyone who would like to discuss Bible history/archaeology/scholarship – particularly some of the key proof texts used by JWs?
If anyone's interested (!) I could start with Genesis 3:15??