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Why are the Jehovah's Witness Tennis players allowed to "serve two master"?
by I_love_Jeff in
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jw broadcasting sept 2019 issue commentary.

according to the jw in the sept 2019 episode, the ukrainian soccer player andriy nesmachniy (go to 1:04:14 in the video) "abandoned" his career for jehovah????

he retired at 32 years old, the normal retirement age among soccer players.
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Would the Jehovah's Witnesses benefit from the Sethite View?
by I_love_Jeff in
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i contacted yahoo answers rep and disputed this issue.

ridiculous!!!.

jehovah's witnesses: is the sethite view something you would benefit from?.
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Why are the elohim (angels) equal to human judges?
by I_love_Jeff in
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according the jehovah's witnesses, psalm 82:1 (watchtower library 2012) human judges are equal to angels?????.

when you hit the astrick, jw interpretation states:.

lxxv gc, “gods”; sy, “angels”; .
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Why are the elohim like angels?
by I_love_Jeff in
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as you (jws and ex-jws) well know the jehovah's witnesses interpret psalm 82:6 " ' you are gods*, and all of you are sons of the most high (god)' " when you hit on the asterisk (using the 2012 watchtower library), you will notice the following interpretations: or, “godlike ones.” heb., ʼelo·him′; gr., the·oi′; syr., daʼ·la·hin; lat., di′i; t, “like angels/ human judges.”.

notice here that "t" is the targum onkelos to be exact.

firstly, why is the word "elohim" interpreted as "like angels" if their is no such interpretation in the entire hebrew bible (masoretic text)?
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Godlike ones vs. the godlike ones?
by I_love_Jeff in
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nwt: psalm 8:5 * hebrew: 2:7: “you made him a little lower than angels.” if men are called "godlike ones", according to jehovah's witnesses, how, then, are they a little lower than the angels also called the "godlike ones"psalm 82:6 “i myself have said, ‘you are gods*, and all of you are sons of the most high.

*or, “godlike ones.” heb., ʼelo·him′; gr., the·oi′; syr., daʼ·la·hin; lat., di′i; t, “like angels.”****nowhere in the hebrew bible are human beings referred to the word "elohim".

"godlike" in hebrew is termed "כמו אלוהים"
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Sons of God vs Sons of Israel
by I_love_Jeff in
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a brief overview of how the term "angels of god" mentioned at deuteronomy 32:8 was replaced by "sons of israel.

" textual evidence is explored in the targum and the septuagint versions of the bible.

who were the masoretes and what was their agenda?
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What is the difference between elohim and elohim?
by I_love_Jeff in
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another question for jehovah's witnesses.

if the second elohim (אֱלהִים) of psalm 82:1 refers to humans, then what happens when we substitute "humans" as a translation in other verses where elohim (or elim, the other plural for "gods") occurs in the plural?

psalm 8:4-5 what is man, that you (god) art mindful of him?
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Are angels allowed to redeem others from all evil?
by I_love_Jeff in
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genesis 48:15-16.

15 and he blessed joseph and said, “the god before whom my fathers abraham and isaac walked, the god who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, 16 [the angel] who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers abraham and isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” – .

two-part question:.
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Genesis 8:21 is not referring to the whole earth?
by I_love_Jeff in
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genesis 8:21 .

"this particular text was written in the wake of the assyrian invasion of judah and the siege of jerusalem by sennacherib in 703-701 bc (20 years after he had already wiped out israel).

here the author resorts to hyperbole (exaggeration) in describing the utter destruction of the land of judah: that is, the destruction of judah is envisioned as the destruction of the whole earth.
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Why not extend your child's life and take the consequences?
by I_love_Jeff in
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jehovah's witnesses & blood transfusions.

if your son or daughter were badly burned, he or she would require regular whole blood transfusions.

as a good jehovah's witness, it is your duty to refuse this procedure and watch your child die instead.