I might have a go with the first draft of my current novel. But on the other hand... I've seen so many prematurely published novels that I'm a bit dubious about anything which might encourage folk to go for the quick-publish option. But the discipline of setting a substantial target - and the boost from reaching it - could be pretty good.
Anyone else?
Rob Crompton
some have noted that hebrews 1:6 is different in the older nwt.
some have wondered what other parts of the nwt were changed from the 1961 edition to the 1984 edition.
if there is a new nwt, it will have to be compared too.. please help me with this... what programs are out there to compare large texts such as these two nwt's?
Bear in mind that translation involves a lot of interpretation. In the case of Heb 1:6 and lots of other places where the Greek word "proskuneo" is used, the translator needs to make a judgement ab where to select from a whole range of meaning. "Proskuneo" can signify anything from simply paying respect (as to a civil dignitary) to worship. So it is never straightforward. For example, in the case of the wise men/magi/astrologers visiting the infant Jesus the word, in my opinion, should be rendered something like, "paid respect."
For the Kyrios/Jehovah question in the NWT Greek Scriptures, you might find this free download useful: www.smashwords.com/books/view/170997 It deals with the relevant principles of translation and gives an analysis of every instance of Jehovah in NWT Greek.
i need help... i need to know certain things regarding watchtower history.
for example, i know via jwfacts.com that the wts has printed various treatises on revelation.
in order, "the finished mistery," "light"... etc... until the "revelation" book now.. i need to know the order of publication of the following:.
Go here and click on Look Inside. If your scroll down to near the end of the viewable chunk, you find a bibliography with authorship (where know) and dates of publication. It isn't a complete bibliography - only what was relevant to my study at the time. And includes nothing after the mid 1990s.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0227679393/ref=rdr_ext_tmb
(If you want a copy, PM me for a seensible price on this!)
Rob Crompton
i was looking for july 15th watchtower article today to use the words type and antitype but they didn't.
i wonder when they stopped using those phrases as it seems to be a few years.
who was the person who liked to use that word like the person who loved to use antediluvian?
Fred Franz made a big thing of types and antitypes in You May Survive Armageddon (1955) As I recall, it was an ingenious and completely barmy way of finding prophetic references to inconsequential episodes in the Society's early history.
Rob Crompton
first time in a kh in over 20 years.
i am doing this for my mother and my grammy with the help of xanax and little bottles of grey goose..
Hope it works out well for you.
the bible presents him as humble with limit means.
i always wondered how a man with a travelling companion of two like timothy managed to knnow or hear about all his churches.
how exactly does the troubles of corinth manage to find paul when hes over in judea or maybe somewhere in what we call turkey ?
Obviously it would have taken a long time for messages to be relayed in the ancient world but, so long as someone keeps all his contacts well informed of his intended destinations, it need not be difficult for messages to be conveyed along busy trade routes. Conversely, someone on the move could easily sever all connection with his previous contacts simply by keeping quiet about his travelling intentions.
i notice in the new "imitate their faith" book that the watchtower writer has taken pedantically to referring to abraham as abram throughout.
does this now aply to all new publications that refer to abraham?
is there any particular reason for the change?
Phizzy - you have a PM
i notice in the new "imitate their faith" book that the watchtower writer has taken pedantically to referring to abraham as abram throughout.
does this now aply to all new publications that refer to abraham?
is there any particular reason for the change?
"Having known a member of the Writing Committee, I would say, that although this writer may be careful to be technically correct in his usage, he is doing it to be a smart-arse."
Interesting you should say that, Phizzy. Years ago I also knew someone who went on to become a member of the writing committee when he was a special pioneer in Manchester UK. As I recall, I found him quite an engaging character, but a complete smart-arse! Wonder if we're talking about the same guy?
i notice in the new "imitate their faith" book that the watchtower writer has taken pedantically to referring to abraham as abram throughout.
does this now aply to all new publications that refer to abraham?
is there any particular reason for the change?
I would guess that the article in question refers only to episodes within the story of Abram/Abraham between the leaving of Ur and the birth of Ishael. It is early in the story of the institution of the ritual of circumcision (Genesis 17) that his name is changed to Abraham. So, are all the biblical references to Genesis chapter 16 or earlier? If so, the use of Abram is correct. But anything with a reference later than Genesis 17:5 needs the form Abraham. When writing about the character himself rather than simply recounting the story, however, it is more usual to refer to him as Abraham.
Interestingly, however, Jacob who also has a name change (he becomes Israel from the time of his encounter with the mysterious person at the Jabbok ford) but he continues to be referred to as Jacob and only rarely as Israel.
i am going to be speaking to the 45-55 years old plus generation here.
i bought my first copy around 1980, it was the thing to do because it proved most of christendom's believes came from nimrod, and by the end of the 1980s the book and the name faded away into oblivion.. .
the watchtower use to print that book or distribute it, am i correct or has my memory gotten bad?
I remember as a kid in the 50s and 60 that Hislop's book was held in high regard. It "proved" that "real" scholars (glossing over the fact that Hislop was a Christdelphian) knew that JWs had the truth. It was finally sidelined - especially by the Society's release of Babylon the Great Has Fallen, a book that was regarded with equal measures of awe and bafflement. This was Fred Franz at his finest, attempting to display superior scholarship and failing miserably.
