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Anyone know of a list of the 540+ variants?
by aristeas inlast year (oct.) the society of biblical literature (sbl) published a new greek text of the new testament, called the sbl edition.
its editor is michael holmes, a prof. of biblical studies at bethel college in st. paul, mn.
he had previously published a number of greek editions with english translations of the apostolic fathers (af, basically the church fathers who most immediately followed the apostles, usu.
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Will the Menlo Park thing crack the wall the GB has put up?
by aristeas insince i'm new here (& at other similar websites) and have been largely learning by reading old posts, i hope i'm not being too repetitive.. back around 2000 the gb, likely at the behest of witness lawyers like brumley, removed themselves from all officerships of the legal corporations and installed non-partaking trustworthy bethel heavies to those posts nearly always held previously by gb members/'anointed ones'.
it seems a shielding of themsleves from legal responsibility was their true motive.. http://www.rickross.com/reference/jw/jw49.html .
since it looks like don adams is going to be subpoenaed in the ongoing menlo park case, what if some sharp, informed attorney presses him on the source of his orders/direction, and he has to fess up that it's all the gb?
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MORE anointed?
by aristeas inquandry, a veteran member here (since 2006 with 3400+ posts), sent me this thoughtful reply after my first post a few days ago.
i'm reposting it as a new thread to see if others would like to comment on the point she brings up on the rising number of 'anointed' ones.
i had mentioned that i've been mainly out of jw contact (officially anywaya few ex-j dubs/inactive ones i have kept in contact with minimally) for over 20 years.
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The Nov 1 public WT on 587 V 607. help please
by Aussie Oz innot being up with this stuff very well,.
could somebody disect the extensive article and arguments the wt uses in this edition please?.
i suspect from this being in the public edition, they are getting flack at the doors for this...the internet is a huge research and awareness problem for them no doubt.. thanks oz.
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Julia Sweeney
by dogisgod ini just watched julia sweeney on her "god" info.
brilliant and funny.
gotta see her in person.
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Where to find the annual report now?
by baltar447 ini was looking on the library and wanted to find the last annual service report.
anyone know where i should look?.
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Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online
by ThomasCovenant infor those with an interest.
http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ .
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Journal Club: Are Professors All Atheists? (video)
by bohm inthis is a must-see no matter religious orientation for anyone who believe universities are mostly populated by atheists:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urv-bqyrbfa&feature=feedu.
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Question regarding baptism after disfellowshipping etc.
by truthseeker1969 insince the society believes that you are no longer a witness and that you can not carry your blood card or identity card, shouldn't your baptism be annulled automatically since you are not one of them.. since your baptism vows recognise you as "one of jehovahs witnesses' then when leaving it is voided and baptism would be needed again.. i assume they would deny this since it is yet another way of controlling you from coming back a free agent and starting again.. .
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Zetterholm book
by aristeas ini've been a member of this forum for over 2 months now and it has been a real experience.
there seems to be a large number of ex-jw atheists or deists here.
while lacking faith, these people appear to have a variety of views that may perhaps be classified as more 'objective' than others with a believer's perspective (still in the wt fold but secretly looking around, having left it but still believe in god, or who have left but joined some other group).