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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Translation and revision of Lev 23:21 proves that the New World Translation Bible translators DID know Hebrew

Some critics of Jehovah's Witnesses claim that the New World Translation Bible wasn't translated from the Hebrew and Greek, but was just a revision of other English Bibles such as the KJV, ASV, and Rotherham.

However, a mistranslation that occurred in the first volume of the 1953 New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures helps to demonstrate that the translators did indeed know Hebrew.

The NWT is the only Bible translation to have "Jehovah" in Lev. 23:21.

In 1953, The first volume of the NWT of the Hebrew Scriptures was published, which had Leviticus 23:21 read:

"And you must proclaim on this very day Jehovah's holy convention for yourselves."

This stood for 26 years, when it was changed to:

"And you must make a proclamation on this very day; there will be a holy convention for yourselves."

Lev. 23:21 has יהיה ("there will be") which is remarkably similar to יהוה ("Jehovah"). The translators misread יהיה as יהוה and later corrected this as noted in the 8/15/79 Watchtower's notice to it's readers on page 31:

"A Correction


In making the New World Translation of Leviticus 23:21, the Hebrew יהיה (“it will be”) was misread as יהוה (“Jehovah”). Hence, the first sentence of this verse should read: “And you must make a proclamation on this very day; there will be a holy convention for yourselves.”'

The original mistake definitely shows that the translators were either working from or comparing a Hebrew text and not simply “revising” English bibles, and the revision shows that the later revisers were also checking the Hebrew.
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Archangel - Links to Information

Questions about the Archangel:

What is an Angel? ( Insight-1 pp. 106-108; Watchtower Online Library)

What is the Archangel and is there more than one? ( Insight-1 p. 156; Watchtower Online Library)

ARCHANGEL - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)

MICHAEL (Archangel) - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)

Archangel (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)

Quotes From Scholars Concerning Jesus as Michael the Archangel (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Conclude That 'Michael' is a Name For Christ in Heaven? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe That Jesus is Michael the Archangel? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Jehovah's Witnesses - Not the Only Ones Who Reason That Jesus is Michael the Archangel (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Does the Definition of "Archangel" Help Indicate Whether There is More Than One? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Where Does it Show in the Bible That Jesus is Michael the Archangel? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Who is Michael the Archangel? (Underlining the Truth)

Does Daniel 10:13 Prove That Michael the Archangel is Not Jesus Christ? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

In Jude 9, why couldn't Michael the Archangel make a judgement against the Devil? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Son of Man Reaps Like An Angel - Rev. 14:14-20 (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

If there is only one archangel, why does the word "an" appear before the word "archangel" at 1 Thess. 4:16 implying that there is more than one? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)

"It has never been that we see Jesus as "only" the archangel." (Modern example also included) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)


Is Jesus an Angel? Scriptures and Quotes to Consider:

Does Hebrews Chapter 1 show that Jesus is (and was) an angel and distinct from God? (Search For Bible Truths)

"An angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself." (Gal. 4:14) (Search For Bible Truths)

Jesus - "The Bright Morning Star" (Search For Bible Truths)

What single angel would be capable of defeating Satan and casting him into the pit? (Rev. 20:1-3) (Search For Bible Truths)

Scholars' Quotes Concerning Jesus as an Angel (Search For Bible Truths)

Did Satan have more power than Michael according to the account at Jude 9? (Search For Bible Truths)


Pages That Examine Scriptures Concerning the Archangel:

The Bible’s Viewpoint - Who Is Michael the Archangel? (g02 2/8 pp. 16-17; Watchtower Online Library )

Who Is Michael the Archangel? (bh p. 218 - p. 219 par. 1; Watchtower Online Library )

Is Jesus the Archangel Michael? (w10 4/1 p. 19; Watchtower Online Library)

MICHAEL (Insight-2 pp. 393-394; Watchtower Online Library)

Is Jesus Christ the same person as Michael the archangel? (Insight-2 pp. 393-394; Watchtower Online Library)

Jehovah's Witnesses - Not the Only Ones Who Reason That Jesus is Michael the Archangel (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Who is Michael the Archangel? (Underlining the Truth)

Is Jesus Christ Michael the Archangel? (Pastor Russell)

Who is the Archangel Michael? (Bible Translation and Study)

Biblical and Historical Views of Christ as an Angel (Jehovah's Witnesses United)

Angels as Jehovah's Representatives - Is Jesus Christ Michael the Archangel?
(Jehovah's Witnesses United)

High Angel Christology: Is Jesus Christ Michael the Archangel? (Jehovah's Witnesses Redefended)
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Birthdays - Links to Information

Click on any of the following links to view:

BIRTHDAYS - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)

BIRTHDAY (Insight-1 p. 319; Watchtower Online Library)

Beliefs and Customs That Displease God (What Does God Require of Us?; JW.ORG)

Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Celebrate Birthdays? (Search For Bible Truths)

What Happened At The Only Two Instances In The Bible That Reference Birthdays? (Search For Bible Truths)

Does Job 1:4 indicate that Job’s children celebrated their birthdays? (Search For Bible Truths)

Did Jesus Want His Birthday Celebrated? Did His Followers Celebrate It? (Search For Bible Truths)

How did early Christians and Jews of Bible times view birthday celebrations? (Search For Bible Truths)

Would it be acceptable for a Christian to celebrate birthdays? (Search For Bible Truths)

What is the origin of popular customs associated with birthday celebrations? (Search For Bible Truths)

Candy in the gutter illustration (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)

Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate birthdays? (Search For Bible Truths)

Why are wedding anniversaries acceptable to celebrate but not birthday anniversaries? (Search For Bible Truths)

Could remembering the day of adopting one's child be likened to celebrating a birthday? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
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