He was the son of lars alfred jansson 18511938 and charlotta kristina svensdotter 18561941 and he had six known siblings. The gentile times reconsidered by carl olof jonsson 1 edition. Correspondence 19771980 between carl olof jonsson and the watchtower society. Beckford, in his 1975 study of jehovahs witnesses, classified the groups organizational structure as totalizing, characterized by an assertive leadership, specific and. Carl olof jonsson 1864 carl olof jonsson in sweden, baptisms, 16111920. Jonsson, carl olof 2004 the gentile times reconsidered3 rd ed. Supplement to the gentile signs reconsidered by carl olof jonsson. Carl olof jonnson tempos dos gentios reconsiderados. Part two of the article when was ancient jerusalem destroyed. In this article, carl olof jonsson also examines other records validating the 445444 date for the 20th year of artaxerxes and demonstrates why the documents that the watchtower society presents in support of their 455454 date are incorrect. Not only the volume of the documentation, but even more so the weight of the evidence left us feeling somewhat disconcerted.
Im urgently looking for every single piece of information about him. Thus, ptolemys 465464 date for artaxerxes ascension has been well established by the. Why not just point someone to or carl olof johnsons work. Ray franz pointed out in the foreword of the gentile. That treatise later formed the basis for carl olof jonssons 1983 book, the gentile times reconsidered. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Genealogy profile for carl olof jonsson carl olof jonsson 1821 1885 genealogy genealogy for carl olof jonsson 1821 1885 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Supplement to the gentile signs reconsidered by carl olof jonsson free download as pdf file.
For an overview of problems in the june 2012 issue of awake. All of my sources for 607 bce that i used to wake up my wife as. Carl olof jonsson carl olof jonsson was born on december 8, 1937 in the village borgvattnet in the province of jamtland in the middle of sweden. The idea that the gentile times referred to at luke 21. The watch tower societys 2011 attempt to defend 607 jeffros 607. Gentle times reconsidered by carl olof jonsson it was some point after i had noticed a discrepancy in 6th century bc dates between jehovah witness religious tracts and those that i saw in current historical, archeological or other religious documents that i referred to jonsson s work. To be fair to individual jws, you have posed a question theyve never considered before, for their leaders have never openly admitted to just how long it took after 1914 to get round to publishing in their literature that it was no longer 1874, but 1914. Number of known astronomical cuneiform texts per decade from the 8th century bc to the 1st century ad. Peace and securityrepeated predictions of fulfillment. First published in 1983 english edition it was followed by a supplementary booklet that responded to watch tower society criticism. Why has no jehovahs witness ive ever asked has been able. A critique of the twopart article published in the public editions of the watchtower of october 1, 2011, part one, pages 2631 and the watchtower of november 1, 2011, part two, pages 2228. He married a fellow witness in 1967 and remained one of jehovahs witnesses for twentysix years. The gentile times reconsidered is an exhaustive investigation of the historical, archaeological, and biblical evidence used in support of the watchtowers date of.
The eschatology of jehovahs witnesses is central to their religious beliefs. Ex jehovahs witness carl olof jonsson on the destruction. Without doubt this has been the key to their success. They believe that jesus christ has been ruling in heaven as king since 1914 a date they believe was prophesied in scripture, and that after that time a period of cleansing occurred, resulting in gods selection of the bible students associated with charles taze russell to be his people in 1919. In this special video i explain why 607 bce and 1914 are such important dates to jehovahs witnesses, what the relationship is between the two, and how watchtowers chronology arises from a. Christian freedom association investigating jehovahs witnesses. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Carl olof jonsson it sweden had on us in august of 1977. The problem is that a mentally in witness will, in most cases, immediately reject any information that comes from a biased apostate source. We were, in effect, at a loss as to what to do with the material. Broadly researched, meticulously documented, passionately written, the gentile times reconsidered, by carl olof jonsson carefully examines the historical support for the starting date of the watch tower societys 1914 time prophecy. Watchtower articles on 607, and rebuttals by carl olof jonsson.
There are many excellent online resources for the interested reader, as well as the print copy of carl olof jonssons book the gentile times. The gentile times reconsidered, by carl olof jonsson. Youngs analysis seems to be the most comprehensive and accurate, as it accounts for all of the secular and biblical chronological data. Carl olof jonsson 1914 the last days of chronology in. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. In the golden age of danish pornography he also worked as a photographer and filmmaker together with freddy weiss.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. I also wish to acknowledge my debt to carl olof jonsson and my. Watchtower chronology and daniels 70 weeks 4jehovah. All of my sources for 607 bce that i used to wake up my. The watchtower of november 1, 2011, part two, pages 22 28. Edwin thiele, jack finegan, rodger young and carl olof jonsson. Carl olof jonsson 1839 19 how do we create a persons profile. The watchtower of november 1, 2011, part two, pages 2228. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
We encourage you to research and examine these records to. The 1914 date is critical to the watch towers theology. In this special video i explain why 607 bce and 1914 are such important dates to jehovahs witnesses, what the relationship is between the. Part 2, what the clay documents really show watchtower, november 1, 2011, pages 23 28 version 1 this critique of the article appearing in the watchtower of november 1, 2011 is in two parts. Carl olof jonsson investigator 30, 1993 may to apocalyptic movements the end has always been at hand. Historical records and family trees related to karl jonsson. I can honestly say that carl olof jonsson deserves a ph. Historical records and family trees related to olof joensson. When i was in germany two years ago, three brothers were there from sweden including carl olof jonsson and they expressed the wish to share in the lords evening meal with me. Critique part a of when was ancient jerusalem destroyed. Any movement that is able to keep such expectations alive.