In germany, he was ordained in 1900 and served a church in the poor area of hunsrueck. With absolute full knowledge of grebers occult connection with the spirit world, they deliberately used his. He does not believe in the trinity and denies that jesus is god. What does johannes greber have to do with the watchtower. Ricky gonazales shows how his bible has supported watchtower teachings. A translation by a former roman catholic priest, johannes greber, and 1937 edition renders the second appearance of the word god in the sentence as 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. Aid to bible understanding 1969, pages 14 and 1669. Bibles of jehovahs witnesses new world translation avoid. Communication with the spirit world of god by johannes greber. The translation by johannes greber 1937 of these verses reads as follows. Make sure of all thingshold fast to what is fine 1965, page 489.
Society cites a work of johannes greber as supporting its theology. The many false bible versions since 1881 on the market today three different lists. The bible quotes in this english translation have been translated directly from those given in the german text. The foundation was responsible for the printing and sale of greber s book. Author johannes greber 18741944 was a catholic priest in rural. The new testamenta new translation and explanation based on the oldest manuscripts, by johannes greber is a case in point. View or download various jehovahs witness bibles known as new world translation of the holy scriptures from 1950 to the present 20 edition. Review new world translation jehovahs witness bible duration. Wt leaders use greber translation to change john 1. Johannes greber and watchtowers involvement in spiritism. See below greber s stand on many major doctrines is identical to that of the watchtower society.
Greber, johannes communication with the spirit world. Johannes greber, communication with the spirit world. Jehovahs witness bible linked to demonic spirit medium. 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. Greber johannes communication with the spirit world free pdf. Clearly, the watchtower society have used another 2 references in johannes greber s bible to support their doctrine. Johannes greber was known to use his spirit medium wife to translate the bible. How the watchtower relied on a spiritualist bible translation.
It is not the will of god, as we encounter it in the bible, that plays a role, but something historical that has this or that effect. The johannes greber memorial foundation provided a photocopy of a letter from the watchtower society acknowledging receipt before 1960 of not only several of his new testaments, but also greber s book communication with the spirit world of god. The late johannes greber was a known spiritist who claimed spirits showed him what words to use in his bible translation entitled the new testament, published in 1937. In his own translation of the new testament, greber translates john 1. This is an absolutely independent translation, without restriction to the dogma of any church. Communication with the spirit world of god society for scientific. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. They cited him at least nine times in their publications dating from 1956 to 1983. This is the irrefutable proof that the watchtower fully knew that greber was an occult spiritist. Johannes greber 18741944 born in wenigerath, germany, was ordained a catholic priest. For a number of years, literature published by the watchtower bible and tract society cited a bible translation by a german catholic priest named johannes greber to support certain renditions of the scriptures in their own new world translation. Jehovahs witnesses, translations, and the new world. The communicating spirit pointed out that when the bible says god spoke, it.
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