There would be no JWs if these books were read first ...
Another Gospel
Ruth A. Tucker
The Watchtower Files
by Duane Magnani
Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse
David A. Reed
Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses
Ron Rhodes
What's With the Dudes at the Door?
Kevin Johnson and James White
Visions of Glory
A history and a memory of Jehovah's Witnesses
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Jehovah's Witnesses On Trial
The Testimony of the Early Church Fatrhers
Robert U. Finnerty
Jehovah's Witnesses Jesus Christ and the Gospel of John
Robert M. Bowman, Jr
Forward by Walter Martin
Kingdom of the Cults
Walter Martin
Index of Watchtower Errors
David A. Reed
Steve Huntoon and John Cornell
Jehovah of the Watchtower
Walter Martin and Norman Klann
Jehovah Talk
The Mind control Language of Jehovah's Witnesses
by David A. Reed
Understanding Jehovah's Witnesses
Why they read the bible the way they do.
Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
Apostles of Denial
An examination and expose' of the history, doctrines and claims of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Edmond Charles Gruss
The Booklet
A Personal Letter to Jehovah's Witnesses
Dan Hall
Thirty Years a Watchtower Slave
by William J. Schnell
Crisis of Conscience
by Raymond Franz (Former member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses)
How to Rescue Your Loved One From the Watchtower.
David Reed
Jehovah's Witnesses answered Subject by Subject.
David Reed.
How to Answer a Jehovah's Witness
How to successfullt take the initiative when they come to your door.
Robert A. Morey
Cult Proofing Your Kids
Dr Paul R. Martin
Why You Should Believe in the Trinity
An Answer to Jehovah's Witnesses
Robert M. Bowman Jr
When Cultists Ask
Norman L. Geisler
and Ron Rhodes
When Critics Ask
Norman Geisler
When Skeptics Ask
Norman Geisler
The Four Presidents of the Watchtower
by Edmund Gruss
THE TETRAGRAMMATON and the Chriatian Greek Scriptures
A Comprehensive study of the divine name (YHWH) in the original writings of the Christian Greek Scriptures.
Lynn Lundguist
Scribners Dictionary of American Biography VIII (Platt to Stewart) 1935 Revised 1963
Required Reading (Before you become a JW)
by sacolton 14 Replies latest jw friends
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sacolton
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New light for you
WOW Sacolton!!
You've done your homework!!! I expect a 1000 word essay on my desk on each book by friday!!! or NO resurrection for you!
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New light for you
WOW Sacolton!!
You've done your homework!!! I expect a 1000 word essay on my desk on each book by friday!!! or NO resurrection for you!
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keyser soze
Good list, though I would add Apocalypse Delayed by James Penton, and subtract Kingdom of the Cults. I found that one rather hateful and condescending.
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betterdaze
Thanks for compiling these resources, sacolton!
This one was helpful in my journey:
Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love: How to Witness Effectively Without Arguing
by Wilbur Lingle
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bennyk
Highly recommended:
Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes, and Prophetic Speculation. What Does the Record Show? by Edmond C. Gruss
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Mrs. Fiorini
That's a great list! Thanks for sharing it.
I would also recommend Steven Hassan's two books on cults and how they operate,"Combatting Cult Mind Control" and "Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves."
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smiddy
Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron ,has to be in this list.
smiddy
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Kahlua
Good list - let's not forget
The Sign of the Last Days When? by Carl Olof Jonsson
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isaacaustin
Very good list of resources. I personally am a fan of David Reed's writings, as well as Franz.