I
uploaded my notes on Chapter 3 of the BIBLE TEACH book (one section is still in-progress). My notes on Chapter 2 have mysteriously disappeared so that chapter is a great deal more in-progress.
I went ahead with uploading my Chapter 3 notes, though. I'll track back to Chapter 2 as time allows.
To
review my notes on Chapter 3, click on the BIBLE TEACH link on the menu bar to the left, then click on the
BIBLE TEACH Index page link to Chapter 3.
Your
Sister in Christ,
The
Armchair Scholar
This site contains the results of the extensive study I pursued while
studying with a Jehovah's Witness in the book, KNOWLEDGE that Leads to Everlasting Life.* I must preface all remarks by stating outright that I am not a Hebrew or Greek scholar and in no manner claim to
be an expert in either of those two areas. My research is that of an armchair scholar. I am simply a Christian who is
familiar with the use of concordances, dictionaries, lexicons, commentaries, interlinears, etc., in Bible study. All
research here presented should be considered in that light.
For future reference, throughout the site, I use the following abbreviations:
JWs = Jehovah's Witnesses
WTBTS = WatchTower Bible and Tract Society
KNOWLEDGE* = KNOWLEDGE that Leads to Everlasting
Life*
BIBLE TEACH** = WHAT DOES THE BIBLE Really
TEACH?**
NWT = New World Translation
SYBT = Should
You Believe in the Trinity?
KIT = Kingdom Interlinear Translation
I refer to mutliple translations of any given verse in my Bible studies
(KJV, NAS and NIV) and I have continued this practice here by adding the NWT to that list. For primary verses, however, I
typically check all translations available to me to give me an overall understanding of how various translators treated
the verse.
I highly recommend the following on-line resources, which have been
invaluable in my studies:
Free download of Bible software. Many translations plus
original Hebrew and Greek texts, commentaries, dictionaries, various books and devotionals are also available as free
add-ons. Great for off-line studying.
Another free download
of Bible software, the SWORD project. Many translations/versions unavailable elsewhere. Greek texts are also available in
transliterated formats.
Links to Vine's Expository Dictionary,
sermon searches, etc.
I provide my research here for all Christians who begin a study
with JWs in the KNOWLEDGE* book, as I have, in prayerful hope that this material may be helpful to you.
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*Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. KNOWLEDGE that Leads
to Everlasting Life, 1995.
**Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. WHAT
DOES THE BIBLE Really TEACH?, 2005.
A NOTE ABOUT THE TITLE OF THIS SITE
AND MY SELF-ASSUMED TITLE, ARMCHAIR SCHOLAR:
For those of you who are
not football fans, an armchair quarterback can loosely be defined as someone who watches football on TV, yet without ever
having at any time played the game himself, knows exactly what the players and coaches should be doing, usually better than
the coaches and the players (all professionals) know themselves. Yes, I know what it means. And yes, Armchair Scholar is derived
from armchair quarterback.
Why?
Because I am an armchair
scholar.
I lack any and all formal
training in matters of faith, yet I present the material on this site as scholarly treatise.
I lack formal training,
very true, woefully true.
I do not, however, lack
a sense of humor, particularly at my own expense.
Please see my links
page for recommended print resources and web sites written by formally trained scholars and apologists.
