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Bible Students |  | Bible Students: Encyclopedia - Bible Students |  | | The name Bible Students is used by many segments of what has been termed the Bible Student movement, all of whom follow the doctrinal views of Charles Taze Russell.
Following Russell's death in 1916, the movement was divided by a primary schism, which was also divided by its own. These factors contributed to the adoption by the leadership of the Watchtower Society to adopt the new name of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1931. Because Bible Students do not use or rely upon a central religious organization, many independent congregations ...
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Bible Students
The name Bible Students is used by many segments of what has been termed the Bible Student movement, all of whom follow the doctrinal views of Charles Taze Russell.
Following Russell's death in 1916, the movement was divided by a primary schism, which was also divided by its own. These factors contributed to the adoption by the leadership of the Watchtower Society to adopt the new name of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1931. Because Bible Students do not use or rely upon a central religious organization, many independent congregations have adopted the generic title Associated Bible Students. Other groups also use names such as the "Free Bible Students", or "New Covenant Bible Students". Each segment hold to their own slant on Pastor Russell's doctrinal viewpoints.
In Germany, those affiliated with the Watchtower Society called themselves "Earnest Bible Students" ("Ernste Bibelforscher"), while those who rejected the changes called themselves "Free Bible Students" ("Freie Bibelforscher" - nowadays associated with other independent Bible Students). The 1931 change in name did not catch on very quickly in Germany, and for that reason those persecuted under the Nazi regime from 1933 onwards were referred to as "Bible Students" or "Earnest Bible Students".
In the modern day, the term "Bible Students" alone generally refers to the Associated Bible Students. It should be noted that although Jehovah's Witnesses do not use the term for themselves, they still control the International Bible Students Association founded by Pastor Russell.
Other related archives1916, 1931, 1933, Associated Bible Students, Bible Student movement, Charles Taze Russell, Germany, International Bible Students Association, Jehovah's Witnesses, Nazi regime, Watchtower Society, persecuted, schism
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