by M.J. 7 Replies latest watchtower bible
I'm sure this has been addressed quite thoroughly here...could someone provide a rundown/links on the credibility of the WTS interpretation? Does it agree with most bible scholars? Does it in any way validate the "year for a day" method?
also a JW elder told me that current Jews put in a gap of time in those 70 weeks to account for the messiah not yet appearing...anyone heard of this?
This is a topic covered in this week's bookstudy.
Sorry, I was mistaken...it will be covered in NEXT week's bookstudy.
I've done some more research on this and have discovered additional info on the first and second century AD interpretations of this chapter....very fascinating. I may work on my own thread on this subject in the near future.
M.J.,
Short answer, there is no a single living secular scholar that believes the JW interpretation of how the seventy weeks are calculated.
Longer answer: 1914—How Is It Arrived At? (Daniel 4)
MUCH longer answer: [Someone's] original letter to the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses from (Is 607bce the correct date for the fall of Jerusalem?)
I hope this helps. If anyone knows how to get in touch with the creator of that Web 607v587 site, please let me know.
AuldSoul
Er.. AuldSoul, "seventy weeks," not "seven times"...
tot-tamnit!
Thanks, Narkissos.
AuldSoul (of the "Placing a Bag Over My Head and Sitting in the Corner" class)
