New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References INTRODUCTIONBOOKSINDEXAPPENDIX Appendix JEHOVAH’S DISTINCTIVE NAME, HIS SOVEREIGNTY AND GODSHIP 1A The Divine Name in the Hebrew Scriptures 1B Scribal Changes Involving the Divine Name 1C The Divine Name in Ancient Greek Versions 1D The Divine Name in the Christian Greek Scriptures 1E “Sovereign Lord”—Heb., ʼAdho·naiʹ 1F “The [true] God”—Heb., ha·ʼElo·himʹ 1G “The [true] God”—Heb., ha·ʼElʹ 1H “The [true] Lord”—Heb., ha·ʼA·dhohnʹ 1J Titles and Descriptive Terms Applying to Jehovah HEBREW SCRIBAL NOTATIONS 2A Extraordinary Points—Puncta extraordinaria 2B Emendations (Corrections) of the Sopherim—“Tiqqune Sopherim” 2C Scribal Changes Involving the Divine Name BIBLICAL LANGUAGE INFORMATION 3A Hebrew and Greek Transliterations 3B Hebrew Prefixes and Suffixes 3C Hebrew Verbs Indicating Continuous or Progressive Action CONDITION OF THE LIVING AND OF THE DEAD 4A “Soul”—A Living Creature, Human or Animal; Life as an Intelligent Person; Other Uses 4B “Sheol,” “Hades”—The Common Grave of Mankind; Gravedom 4C “Gehenna”—Symbol of Complete Destruction 4D “Tartarus” SCRIPTURAL CLARIFICATIONS 5A “Fornication”—Every Kind of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse 5B Christ’s Presence (Parousia) 5C “Torture Stake” 5D The Releasing to Be With Christ JEHOVAH AND JESUS—TWO DISTINCT PERSONS 6A Jesus—A Godlike One; Divine 6B “Three Witness Bearers” 6C With the Blood of God’s Own Son 6D “God, Who Is Over All” 6E “Of the Great God and of [the] Savior of Us, Christ Jesus” 6F Jesus—In Existence Before Abraham ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 7A Cobras Responding to Sound 7B Repellent Questions Indicating Objection 7C Jesus Resurrected on the Day “After the Sabbath” 7D “Covenant” Used in the Ancient Hebrew Sense 7E The Expressions “The Old Testament” and “The New Testament” CONVERSION TABLES 8A Money, Weights, Measures 8B The Calendar Months of the Bible MAPS AND CHARTS 9A Territory of the Tribes of Israel 9B Map For Genesis—Area of Canaan 9C The Tabernacle, With Ground Plan 9D Temple in Solomon’s Time 9E Jerusalem in the Days of Solomon 9F Temple Rebuilt by Herod, With Ground Plan 9G Jerusalem and Its Walls After the Babylonian Exile (See Ne 13:19 ftn.) Back Endsheets