Timeline for Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses cite William Barclay as to the identity of the speaker in Revelation 22:13 knowing he believed it is Jesus?
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| May 3, 2021 at 8:07 | comment | added | Anne | calls on him, as if he supported them, when Barclay had many theological views most biblically orthodoxly Christian people could never agree with. To have been open and scholastically honest, the Wt.Soc. should have quoted his acknowledgment of how difficult it is to identify the speaker of Rev. 22:13 but pointed out that, despite that, Barclay came down on the side of it being Christ. In which case, why quote him at all? Everybody already knows its difficult to identify the various speakers in that chapter! | |
| May 3, 2021 at 8:07 | comment | added | Anne | @Kris My answer agrees with your point, that the quote was not misleading in and of itself. It was not misquoted, but it was taken out of context to encourage JW readers to think that Barclay was being cited in support of the JW interpretation when he did not agree, on that point. I know that Barclay had many theological views I and many other Protestants disagreed with. But people often change their beliefs over the years; I once did not believe Jesus is God, but now I do. I am not promoting Barclay by exposing this misapplication of a tiny quote, though I wonder why the Watchtower Society | |
| May 3, 2021 at 0:04 | comment | added | Kristopher | Barclay held many different beliefs over his scholarly life time Since you yourself answered this related question you must know that. Quoting a scholar who says “it is difficult to know who the speaker is” is not misleading especially when barclay held the view that Jesus is not God for at least some of his life. I urge all to read the linked Q&A | |
| May 2, 2021 at 11:50 | history | answered | Anne | CC BY-SA 4.0 |