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The rich man and Lazarus parable: ancient literature parallels?
by behemot inin their book heaven: a history, colleen mcdannell and bernhard lang mention that some scholars doubt the authenticity of the parable of the rich man and lazarus (luke 16), given its strict parallels in ancient literature.. to support this they make reference to the following essays (which i don't have access to):.
isidore levy, la legende de pythagore: de grece en palestine, campion, paris 1927, pp.
310-12; ronald f. hock, lazarus and mycillus: graeco-roman backgrounds to luke 16:19-31, in journal of biblical literature, 196 (1987), pp.
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Tobit, Testament of Dan and Apocalypse's "New Jerusalem"
by behemot in"for jerusalem will be built with sapphires and emeralds, her walls with precious stones, and her towers and battlements with pure gold.
the streets of jerusalem will be paved with beryl and ruby and stones of ophir, and her lanes will cry 'hallelujah!
' and will give praise, saying, 'blessed is god, who has exalted you for ever.
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JWs win constitutional challenge in Puerto Rico
by behemot ina federal appeals court in boston ruled monday that a puerto rican law intended to keep neighborhoods safe from crime has been used to interfere in the rights of free speech of jehovah's witnesses.jehovah's witnesses in puerto rico had claimed that laws enacted in 1987 effectively shut down the door to door ministry which the christian group is well known for.
the laws effectively authorized neighborhoods to deny citizens access to public residential streets by erecting walls and gates around them reported digital journal last year.
according to primera hora, the federal court ruled that the law should allow the 318 congregations of jehovah's witnesses in puerto rico to freely express their faith.
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Finland: move to reinstate national service for JWs
by behemot inmove to reinstate national service for jehovahs witnessesdefence committee chair jussi niinisto says the preferential treatment granted to jehovahs witnesses is difficult to rationalise to other conscientious objectors.
a kingdom hall is a place of worship used by jehovah's witnesses.
image: yle jussi niinisto, who chairs parliaments defence committee, is demanding that the military service exemption granted to the jehovahs witnesses be abolished.
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Serena Williams wants a man of her faith
by behemot inhttp://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2012/03/serena-williams-wants-man-her-faith.
serena williams wants a man of her faith start node-story.tpl.php serena: 'i think it's important when you marry to be evenly yoked'posted wed, 2012-03-28 17:32 by tracy scottlike most women, serena williams wants a man wholl adore her, respect her and be faithful, but she also has another requirement for any future love interest.
he must be a jehovahs witness.. i think its important when you marry to be evenly yoked, said serena, who is currently working toward becoming a member of that faith.. ive been studying to be a jehovahs witness, so i go to kingdom hall, she told s2s publisher jamie foster brown.
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St. Petersburg (Russia): court rules blood to be given to child
by behemot incourt overturns jehovah's witnesses blood ban16:11 28/03/2012st.
petersburg, march 28 (ria novosti)doctors at a st. petersburg hospital had to ask a court to sanction a blood transfusion for a child whose parents, members of the jehovahs witnesses religion, had refused to give permission on religious grounds, city child rights commissioner svetlana agapitova said on wednesday.
on monday a car ran down three pedestrians in central st. petersburg, including a woman with a baby in a stroller.. .
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JWs insensitivity to human tragedies
by behemot ininsensitivity to tragedy, especially when it interferes with their plans, seems to be the norm among jws.. the story about the kansas city k.h.
suicide, and the concern local jws are showing, mainly toward the rebuilding of the hall, reminded me of something that happened in rome, italy at the 2000 international assembly at the olympic stadium.
i was there as a delegate.. on saturday morning, just before the start of the program, a 27 y.o.
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JW suicide in Brooklyn
by behemot inbrooklyn man leaps 15 stories to his deathtext messages to his son indicated suicidal thoughts: copsby kerry burke & sarah armaghan.
new york daily news.
wednesday, december 28 2011, 4:56 pm.
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A new Rosa Parks challenges fundamentalists in Israel
by behemot inhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,l-4163399,00.html.