how can I get a Jehovah's Witness bible?

Question

I would like to have one, but I really don't want a free bible study group right now, and I also don't really want visitors either(at least right now). Thank you!

I am catholic and have a catholic bible. I am doing research on JW's for nursing school.(we are being taught to be tolerant of all religions and nonreligions).

besthusbandever--lol! I could never do that....

Answer 1

You can call the local Kingdom Hall and ask that a bible be mailed to you. All our literature is free. If you want to make a donation to our worldwide work, you can, but it's not required.

You can learn the truth from any bible. The main difference is the New World Translation has put Jehovah's name back in where it had been taken out. They went back to the oldest manuscripts known when translated. It's also in more modern language than the King James.

I hope you don't let what others say discourage you.

Answer 2

This question seems to focus on "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures", which is distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses. There are more than 130 million copies of this modern-language bible in print, in dozens of languages.
http://watchtower.org/languages.htm


The entire text of NWT is freely available at the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses, and a personal printed copy can be requested at no charge:
http://watchtower.org/bible/
https://watch002.securesites.net/contact/submit.htm
http://watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm

Ironically, although this bible is distributed at no charge, it is a fixture on Ebay.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=new+world+translation


Jehovah's Witnesses certainly like NWT, but they are happy to use any translation which an interested person may prefer, and in fact Jehovah's Witnesses themselves distribute other translations besides NWT. Jehovah's Witnesses attach no particular infallibility or inspiration to NWT.

Since the same manuscripts used by the NWT translators are still widely available for study, and since there are dozens of alternate translations for comparison, anyone who chooses to use NWT does so informedly.

It seems that the vast majority of the criticism against the New World Translation is actually as a proxy for blind hatred against Jehovah's Witnesses. The hatred must be "blind" since secular experts of biblical Hebrew and Greek have consistently refused to condemn any particular verse or phrase as an unacceptable translation. Instead, it is religionists with preconceived theologies who bigotedly insist upon particular wordings, since these are necessary to prop up the shakey tenets of their false worship.

(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.

It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:

(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/pr/article_04.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20020915/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050715/article_02.htm

Answer 3

If you want to go someplace like a second hand shop, you can pick them up for a small fee. If you talk to the people at the Salvation Army, they throw away the New World Translation bibles under normal circumstances. If you are wanting to study it for school, they usually will let you have one when they come in.

Answer 4

Their bible is the same as everyone else's. But I guess you can go to a Kingdom Hall and ask for one. They'd give you one. They're actually very nice people.

Answer 5

Check out the yellow pages, for the Kingdom Hall closest to you.

In the yellow pages look under 'churches'

Or go on line "yellow pages" and your location.

Answer 6

Their bible has different verses in it to reflect their own views. When it was "retranslated" for them from the St. James Version it was done by a committee of four men. The one who had the most knowlege was only a sophmore in college at the time and had no religious teachings to his credit or in ancient languages. The other three were only high school students yet they said they could translate both Ancient Aramaic and Greek. Impossible.

Answer 7

go to any Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. or ask a Jehovah Witness who comes to your door and ask them to get you one. tell them you don't want a study right now but would love a bible. or go to our website at www.watchtower.org. our bible was not changed. the king james bible in many of them, took out God's name Jehovah. our bible has Jehovah's name in it.

Answer 8

Go to your nearest kingdom hall. It's not much different than your regular bible.

Answer 9

Why wouldn't you want the real thing instead of a cut and paste Bible? If you are doing it for research, you might find one in a used book store. If you contact the Watchtower society, I can almost guarantee you will get visitors.

Answer 10

ask them if they can give you a bible or sell you one even just explain to them the situation and maybe they'll help you out