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Commentary on each account in the Gospels in chronological order
appears in The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived. A verse-by-verse discus-
sion ofentire Bible books is found in such publications as Revelation
—Its Grand Climax At Hand!, Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy!, and
the two volumes of Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind. In Rea-
soning From the Scriptures, you will find satisfying answers to hun-
dreds of Bible questions that are commonly raised in the field ser-
vice. For a clearer understanding of other religions, their teachings,
and their historical backgrounds, see Mankind’s Search for God. A de-
tailed account of the modern-day history of Jehovah’s Witnesses is
contained in Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimersof God’sKingdom.Fora
report on current developments in the global preaching of the good
news, check the latest Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Insight on the
Scriptures is a Bible encyclopedia and atlas. If you need details about
people, places, things, languages, or historical events associated with
the Bible, this is an excellentresource.
“Watch Tower Publications Index.” This Index, published in more
than 20 languages, will direct you to information in a wide variety of
our publications. It is divided into a subject index and a scripture in-
dex. To use the subject index, locate a word representing the subject
you wantto investigate. To usethescriptureindex, locate inthelistof
scriptures the one you would like to understand better. If something
has beenpublished in your language on that subject or that scripture
in the years covered by the Index, you will find a list of references to
consult. Use the key in the front of the Index to decipher the abbre-
viations for the names of cited publications. (With that help, for ex-
ample, you would learn that w99 3/115 refers toThe Watchtower for
1999, March 1 issue, page 15.) Main headings such as “Field Ministry
Experiences” and “LifeStories of Jehovah’s Witnesses”can be helpful
in preparing motivating presentations for the congregation.
Since doing research can be very absorbing, be careful not to get
sidetracked. Stay focused onyour objectiveto search out the material
needed for the task at hand. Ifthe Indexrefers you to acertain source,
turntothepage(s) cited, thenusesubheadingsand openingsentences
of paragraphs to guide you to the material that fits your needs. Ifyou
are searching for the meaning of a particular Bible verse, first locate
the citationon the page towhichyou are referred. Then examinethe
surrounding comments.
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