The Jehovah's Witnesses have their own translation of the Bible, The New World translation, which has been used in their proselytising and study almost exclusively since it was produced in the 1950's.
The Christian Greek Scriptures (NT) were translated first in secrecy by a translation committee appointed by their then President Nathan Homer Knorr and Vice President and chief theologian Frederick William Franz, without the knowledge of their Governing Body around 1950. The NT completed work was presented one morning to the remainder of the organizational staff at Bethel Headquarters in New York.
The name 'Jehovah' was inserted into the Christian Greek Scriptures by the committee 237 times, even though there is not a single extant Greek manuscript in existence containing 'Jehovah' or the Hebrew YHWH. Is there good and just reason to put it there, or is this a case of inserting spurious text?
The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Moderator: Moderators
- Ross
- Scholar
- Posts: 428
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:09 am
- Has thanked: 62 times
- Been thanked: 53 times
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #2One of the Jehovah's Witnesses on this forum stated in another thread:
I would like to begin if I may by asking the Witnesses if this is official JW teaching, that the committee were inspired by God?Jehovah is preserving the integrity of the Bible by inspiring Jehovah's Witnesses to put back His name where it belongs.
Out of the eater came something to eat,
And out of the strong came something sweet.
And out of the strong came something sweet.
-
- Under Probation
- Posts: 4296
- Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:51 am
- Has thanked: 193 times
- Been thanked: 494 times
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #3This question has been brought to this board many times. The official reason can be found here.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1001070205
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1001070205
- Ross
- Scholar
- Posts: 428
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:09 am
- Has thanked: 62 times
- Been thanked: 53 times
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #4Sorry but I don't read links to propaganda or long posts. If you wish to say something, then post it in your own words.2timothy316 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:28 am This question has been brought to this board many times. The official reason can be found here.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1001070205
This is a continuation of another discussion which ran off topic which one or two others were engaging me in. If you don't like the subject topic then please abstain.
And you have no idea what information I may bring to light.
Out of the eater came something to eat,
And out of the strong came something sweet.
And out of the strong came something sweet.
- Ross
- Scholar
- Posts: 428
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:09 am
- Has thanked: 62 times
- Been thanked: 53 times
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #8Please provide evidence of this other than the New World Translation.
Out of the eater came something to eat,
And out of the strong came something sweet.
And out of the strong came something sweet.
-
- Banned
- Posts: 1775
- Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:31 pm
- Has thanked: 43 times
- Been thanked: 216 times
- Contact:
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #9That is not how things work on internet. I am a very busy person myself.Ross wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:26 pmEloi, there is so much more there than I can possibly attend to. I work, have a family, and only have limited time to respond. This means I must pick one or more of your points and totally leave others. Please keep your posts down to one or two subjects, and refrain from others for another time.
Right now you got that: there are many direct quotes from the OT in the NT that contain the personal name of God ... like the passage I just quoted in my last post.
Did ypu know that all NT in Hebrew contain the name of God?
Instead of worrying about why JWs restored the name where it goes (and we are not the only ones on doing that) ... worry about why most Christendom's versions took it out more than 6 thousands times from the OT. Does that make sense to you?
- Ross
- Scholar
- Posts: 428
- Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:09 am
- Has thanked: 62 times
- Been thanked: 53 times
Re: The name YHWH or Jehovah belongs in the New Testament
Post #10They are not direct quotes containing the name of 'Jehovah' or even the Hebrew YHWH
Out of the eater came something to eat,
And out of the strong came something sweet.
And out of the strong came something sweet.