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  WT Study for 2013/08/18 Jehovah's Generosity

  by Bobcat in

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  for those who consider the wt study:.

  there is an interesting distortion in this wt lesson.

  paragraphs 4 - 8 form a sub-topic entitled "jehovah is generous.".

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  Imitate Their Faith - Reference & Comments

  by Bobcat in

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  this thread is similarly purposed to this one on the jeremiah book.. i intend it as a source for material and comments relating to the new imitate their faith book that came out at the 2013 wt district convention.. eventually, the book is going to be studied at the congregation book study.

  (the book itself says so.

  see the letter from the governing body, par.

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  Breaking Bread at the Lord's Evening Meal

  by Bobcat in

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  just a question to elicit comments on a thought i had never considered before.. r.t. france, writing in the nicnt commentary on matthew says (about the last supper), "in breaking the bread he [jesus] symbolizes his own death .

  france seems to indicate that there is some symbolic significance to the breaking of the bread.

  he doesn't go into any more detail.

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  Jeremiah Source Material

  by Bobcat in

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  i started this thread as a single place for anyone who would like to add references to source material, or anything else for that matter, pertaining to the jeremiah book study.. .

  page 52:.

  here is a thread and numerous comments concerning jeremiah 13:1-11 and whether or not jeremiah traveled to the euphrates to hide a garment.. .

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  Euphrates or Parath, Jeremiah 13:1-11

  by Bobcat in

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  for those attending the jeremiah bookstudy this week, there is an interesting footnote of page 52. below it is reproduced:.

  *** jr chap.

  4 p. 52 guard against a treacherous heart ***.

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  Evidence regarding Daniel 11 & Antiochus IV

  by Bobcat in

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  i was doing research on daniel 8 and 11. what i was wondering was if there was any evidence that the jews saw daniel 8 and 11 fulfilled in antiochus iv.. the explained fulfillments (re: antiochus; non-wt explanations) make a lot of sense, but what specifically i was wondering was if the jews (after the time of antiochus iv) saw the daniel prophecies as being fulfilled in him?

  or if there are any threads that discuss this, a link would be appreciated.. thank you in advance.. take care.

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  A Different View of "Peace and Security"

  by Bobcat in

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  since the wt this week has the prediction of a "peace and security" event, i thought i would include a comment from the new american commentary (nac, d. michael martin, pp.159-60) on 1 thessalonians 5:2, 3.. here is the wt's position, according to this week's wt study (sep 2012 study edition, pp.3 4):.

  1 th 5:2, 3 is a "future development.".

  it happens "just before that day of jehovah.".

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  Jeremiah 29:8-21 and the August 2012 Oral review

  by Bobcat in

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  something caught my attention in connection with the tms oral review.. i was hoping to ellicit some comments, especially from any who have some working knowledge of ane matters.. .

  here is question 9 of the august 2012 tms oral review:.

  when was egypt desolated for 40 years, and what basis do we have for believing that such a desolation took place?

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  WT Study for 6-17-12

  by Bobcat in

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  i did not see a thread on the 6-17-12 wt study article, so i thought i'd put this here.. .

  this is just a thought on unquoted references that sheds a little "light" on why they are not sourced.. in paragraph 4 of the lesson it says: 'as one reference work states, it is "the sum total of the interior man.

  "' it is referring to what the bible means when it speaks of the figurative heart.

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  Jesus' Baptism - 26 or 29 AD?

  by Bobcat in

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  in my own research i've found that scholars are divided as to when jesus was baptised.

  26 and 29 ad seem to be the most reccomended dates.

  i was wondering if anyone could offer info on the points of difference between the two or links to further discussion on the reasons for holding to either date.. thanks in advance..

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