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Lane McGaughy McGaughy's published dissertation on the use of the Greek verb EINAI ("to be") has been widely recognized for its thoroughness. McGaughy examines Colwell's statistics and finds several of the "exceptions" to his rule that Colwell noted are, in fact, not exceptions at all. Thus...

Maximilian Zerwick Zerwick's introductory grammar first appeared in Latin in 1944. A revised and expanded edition was published in 1960, and an English translation with further additions followed three years later. Zerwick admits that Colwell has presented "not a few persuasive examples" that...

Thus, Colwell's study indicates that THEOS in John 1:1c should not be translated as an indefinite noun solely on the basis of the absence of the article. Colwell, like most grammarians prior to Harner (see below), considered "qualitative" nouns to be more or less equivalent to indefinite nouns...

Pre-Colwell Before E.C. Colwell wrote his landmark study (see below), many scholars viewed THEOS in John 1:1c as qualitative: "It is necessarily without the article (qeoV not`o qeoV) inasmuch as it describes the nature of the WOrd and does not identify His Person. It would be pure...

https://www.billmounce.com/greek-dictionary/theos https://www.billmounce.com/greek-dictionary/theos en arch hn`o logoV, kai`o logoV hn proV ton qeon, kai qeoV hn`o logoV. EN ARCHÊ ÊN hO LOGOS, KAI hO LOGOS ÊN PROS TON THEON, KAI THEOS ÊN hO LOGOS. In [the] beginning was the Word, and the...

divine [ dih-vahyn ]SHOW IPA See synonyms for: divinedivinerdiviningdivinely on Thesaurus.com adjective,di·vin·er, di·vin·est. of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being. addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god; religious; sacred:divine worship. SEE MORE noun...

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Watchtower 1992 Nov 1 p.20 Education With a Purpose "If Christian parents responsibly decide to provide their children with further education after high school, that is their prerogative. The period of these studies would vary according to the type of trade or occupation selected. For financial...

2008 Circuit Assembly Talk - "Stand firm against the Devil's Crafty Acts in the Field of Education" Download .mp3 Watchtower 2006 Apr 15 p.27 "Do you not agree that to continue enjoying divine blessings, we must resist seeking things for ourselves at the expense of Jehovah's worship? That is...

Kingdom Ministry 2011 Oct p.3 Are You Learning All You Can From Jehovah? "Are we encouraging young ones, who are often steered by schoolteachers and others to pursue the world’s higher education, to set spiritual goals instead and pursue the highest education—divine education? Learning all we...

Googled watchtower quotes pursuing higher education The Watchtower defines University as higher education. Spoken Against Watchtower 2019 Jun pp.6-7 "Satan appeals to natural desires. We have a natural desire to learn skills that can help us provide for ourselves and our families. (1 Tim. 5:8)...

Abstract Through qualitative research this study addresses the inadequate amount of research investigating the educational identity formation of individuals who are raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW). Narratives from semi-structured interviews suggest participants negotiated multiple identities...

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/04/26/a-closer-look-at-jehovahs-witnesses-living-in-the-u-s/ Shunning and ostracism have severe impacts on individuals’ psychological and social well-being. Members of Jehovah’s Witnesses are subject to shunning when they do not comply with the stated...

“During the period of 36 months from January 1971 to December 1973, there were 7,546 inpatient admissions to the West Australian Mental Health Service Psychiatric Hospitals. Of these 50 were reported to be active members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses movement” (p. 557). “Of the 50 admitted 22 were...

Using the same technique that Spencer utilized, this writer estimates that the mental illness rate of JW's is approximately 10 to 16 times higher than the rate for the general, non-Witness population...

Research has shown they have really low IQs and lots of mental illness. Googled studies jehovah witness mental illness About 2,300,000 results (0.32 seconds) The present study of 50 Jehovah's Witnesses admitted to the Mental Health Service facilities of Western Australia suggests that members...

“I am the A and the Z,” says the Lord God, the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, the Almighty. NABRE “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.” NASB “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God...

EHV “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the one who is, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty. ESV “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” ESVUK “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and...

Amen Jack, REVELATION 1:8 KJ21 “I Am Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The Ending,” saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. ASV I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. AMP “I am the Alpha and the...

How does one evaluate a testimony? Timeline make sense? What can be verified? Any other ideas?