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This course will give students a basic overview of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (the Jehovah’s Witnesses). Each year thousands of unsuspecting Catholics join this coercive cult because they don’t know its history and their doctrines. In this course, we will investigate the history of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, how they developed their peculiar beliefs, their false-prophecies, and how to evangelize the members of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Total classes: 8
Prerequisite: The student should have completed MS Beginning Apologetics and/or at least one High School level apologetics course.
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 2/3 semester Theology or Apologetics
Description
This course will give students a basic overview of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (the Jehovah’s Witnesses). Each year thousands of unsuspecting Catholics join this coercive cult because they don’t know its history and their doctrines. In this course, we will investigate the history of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, how they developed their peculiar beliefs, their false-prophecies, and how to evangelize the members of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Outline
Class #1 – Introduction to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Class #2 – The pre-history and history of the WTBS
Class #3 – Bible Chronology and False Predictions
Class #4 – The Jehovah’s Witnesses understanding of God
Class #5 – The Jehovah’s Witnesses understanding of Christ and the Incarnation
Class #6 – The JW’s “New World Translation”
Class #7 – The “faithful and discreet slave,” Paradise earth and the 144,000, and other unique teachings
Class #8 – Mind control – Helping Jehovah’s Witnesses to Break Free
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Recommended, but not required: Answering Jehovah’s Witnesses by Jason Evert (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1888992212/catholictreas-20) and The Jehovah’s Witnesses Explains: A Catholic Look at the Watchtower’s History and Doctrines (CDs) by Gary Michuta (store.catholicproductions.com/products/the-jehovahs-witnesses-explained?variant=16598675201).
Homework: Reading and weekly quizzes to reinforce learning. Quizzes are automated for immediate feedback.
