He penned communication with the spirit world of god. I did not post any of these books, these are simply books i. The watchtower used the translation of johannes gerber as a guide for the new world translation of the greek scriptures. Do jehovah witnesss know about johannes greber being a. This is an absolutely independent translation, without restriction to the dogma of any church. The many false bible versions since 1881 on the market today three different lists.
This is to acknowledge receipt of the two books you recently sent to us, the new testament translated by johannes greber, and his book communication with the spirit world of god. The latest version was published in 20 and minor revisions have taken place since then. Johannes gerber was quoted as a reliable source by the. They have revised it numerous times over the years. Jehovahs witnesses have used many different translations in their study of the bible. New world translation study bible topics the world. The new world translation of the jehovahs witnesses caused quite a stir in the religious world when john 1. Have you looked into who johannes greber was, read his books, and looked into his. Read and listen to the bible online, or download free audio recordings and signlanguage videos of the bible. Multiple translation bible students, what is your impression of the watchtower new world translation. But they say the light getting brighter instead of. He was a defrocked catholic priest who received his socalled translation of the bible through spiritistic means, usually in trances.
Jehovahs witnesses, translations, and the new world. They have quoted him at least nine times in their publications dating from 1956 to 1983. Demonism and the watchtower page 4 topics the world. New world translation of the holy scriptureswith references 1984 the kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures 1985 king james version 1611 american standard version 1901 the bible in living english 1972 new world translation of the holy scriptures study edition. But as indicated in a foreword to the 1980 edition of the new testament by. Society cites a work of johannes greber as supporting its theology. Bibles of jehovahs witnesses new world translation. What they left out to deliberately misrepresent the source and deceive you. But as indicated in a foreword to the 1980 edition of the new testament by johannes greber, this translator relied on gods spirit world to clarify for him how. The english translation was prepared by george knoblach. In his own translation of the new testament, greber translates john 1. Translation pdf, new world translation app, new world translation of. They are not without support for this translation, however, and we will now take a closer look at the precedents for translating, and the word was a god.
It is available for download in over 120 various languages in pdf. New world translation nwt jehovahs witnesses bible jw. It has been published in whole or in part in over 160 languages. Ex jehovah witnessjehovah s witnessesnew godsworld religionsfunny as hellatheismbreakupspirituality bible. This translation was not created by the world bank and should. Their candid words clearly describe the watchtowers new world translation nwt as dangerous and deceptive. It was stated that it was not our concern to go into the background or religious convictions of each translator. The watchtower and johannes greber, a spirit medium. Greber was a spiritist occultist who contacted demons for bible knowledge. Johannes greber and watchtowers involvement in spiritism. The influence of johannes greber saved from the watchtower.
Spanning over decades, the watchtower society cited the bible translation of former priest johannes greber to support their translation of john 1. The jehovah witness revised new world translation of 20 the jehovah witnesses have their own bible version and their own peculiar beliefs such as denying the eternal deity of the lord jesus christ and the reality of hell but their ever changing bible version has a lot in common with the new vatican versions like the esv, niv, nas. The jehovah witness revised new world translation of 20. The nwt or new world translation is a very important piece of evidence to examine when considering the selfexalting unique claims of the watchtower society. Some bible publishers have failed to give credit where credit is due.
The jehovahs witnesses new world translation of the holy. How the watchtower relied on a spiritualist bible translation. The new world translation 1950 a corrupt sectarian paraphrase. Released in a series of installments as translation work was completed, the first volume to be released was the new world translation of the christian greek scriptures on august. First published in in usa, translated from the german edition.
See more ideas about watchtower society, jehovahs witnesses and jehovah. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. Occult spiritist supports new world translation watchman. Johannes greber was a catholic priest in germany in the. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is an accurate, easytoread translation of the bible. In the beginning the word was, and the word was with god, and the word was a god. The new testament, as interpreted by the scholarly pastor johannes greber, has as its source the oldest manuscripts in the world, made available to pastor greber for study and translation through the courtesy and cooperation of theological experts and museums the world over. The new testament a new translation and explanation based on the.
Was johannes greber a source for the new world translation. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, a legal corporation used by jehovahs witnesses to print bibles and bible related publications. With this knowledge, they deliberately used his translation of the bible as a basis for their new world translation of the holy scriptures, in 1961. Pdf paul and popular philosophy johan thom academia. Jehovahs witnesses bible is known as the new world translation of the holy scriptures. Request pdf a brave new world of rnabinding proteins. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is the bible translation used by the jehovahs witnesses. Over 100 books you wont believe are online for free. This translation was used occasionally in support of renderings of matthew 27. Is the nwt the mark of the beast 666 their standard hardbound black bible nwt which i think was published in 1981, it has 1,666 pages. In our letter we addressed the issue of the propriety of the society in quoting johannes grebers translation as an example of another translation that agreed with the new world translation.
He does not believe in the trinity and denies that jesus is god. New world translation of the holy scriptures is the bible of the jehovahs witnesses. In languages where it is available, though, we especially appreciate the new world translation of the holy scriptures for its use of gods name, for its accuracy, and for its clarity. Watchtower orders new testament from johannes gerber foundation and requests more copies.
The new world translation and johannes greber someone asked me to look at a video on youtube about the nwt and the occult where it centers on johannes grebers new testament and his supposed use of the spirit world to help him translate his bible, and the fact that the wts used his translation as support for their rendering of john 1. Did the watchtower society of brooklyn new york jehovahs witnesses rely on a spritistic new testament for support of their new world translation new testament. The 1937 nt translation by spiritistic medium johannes greber has similar translations for john 1. The watchtower mash jehovahs witnesses and spiritism. Look at the attached pix its a letter from self acclaimed mouth pic of god to johannes gerber s foundation. Johannes greber 18741944 born in wenigerath, germany, was ordained a catholic priest who claimed he had never become a medium himself but whose wife later became a medium and involved in a variety of spiritualist activities. A committee calling itself new world bible translation committee worked in the 1940s and 1950s and released the. How the watchtower relied on a spiritualist bible translation in this article father mitch pacwa points out the contradictions presented by defenders of the watchtower bible and tract society. A brave new world of rnabinding proteins request pdf. Apr 20, 2015 the watchtower society and jehovahs witness history.
The new world translation is accurate and reliable a faithful. He used his wife, who was a spiritmedium, to channel spirits to help translate difficult verses in the bible. Occult spiritist supports new world translation tommy dorsett the watchtower society is quite familiar with pastor johannes greber and his translation of the new testament. Watchtower lies the deceit of the jehovahs witness cult. For some years we have been aware of the translation by johannes greber and have on occasion even quoted it. See below grebers stand on many major doctrines is identical to that of the watchtower society. The german second edition of grebers book has since been given a new and fresh english translation by johannes grebers son, josef greber along with elsa lattey. Ovafilippi 2 ombibeli kointaneta new world translation. Johannes greber was a catholic priest turned spiritist who translated the new testament with the help of gods spirits. For support of this, wts turned to the socalled expertise of a known spiritmedium. Watchtower orders new testament from johannes gerber. Johannes haushofer, alain henry, pamela jakiela, nadav klein, margaret. What the watchtower knew about johannes greber before 1960.
Perhaps it is precisely because there was no scholar educated in the original biblical languages of hebrew and koine greek on the translation committee that the author chose the word rendered as opposed to the word translated when characterizing the new world translation. Have you looked into who johannes greber was, read his books, and looked into his connection with the watchtower. Kay junge, daniel suber and gerold gerber bielefeld, 2008, 357371. Egyptology books and articles in pdf the fitzwilliam museum.
How accurate is the new world translation of the holy. The new world translation, alone of all the modern translations included in this study, does not use the na27ubs4 text but the 1881 westcott and hort text. This translation was used occasionally in support note. The watchtower society exposed him in the february. It is no secret that the new world translation translation uses johannes greber to back up doctrine in the nwt. New world translation of the holy scriptures religion. But as indicated in a foreword to the 1980 edition of the new testament by johannes greber, this translator relied on gods spirit world to clarify for him. Bible new world translation, new world translation online, new world translation of the holy scriptures download, new world translation bible,bible binding new. And the word was god or a god kai theos en ho logos in an attempt to get more information on the new world translation of the watchtower society, many have written the headquarters in brooklyn, asking them for the names of their scholars, in order to verify these mens credentials in scholarship. It became available in 2007 and is appended to this page as a pdf. Ovakolossi 1 ombibeli kointaneta new world translation.
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