ZEAL

(See also Enthusiasm; Wholeheartedness)

comments on Witnesses’: w85 4/1 11; w77 342; g73 2/22 8; w72 211, 423-424; g70 1/8 3-4; w68 466; yb68 163; g66 1/8 3-4; g66 5/8 30

discussion: w84 6/1 13-17; w84 11/15 16-21; g84 5/22 16-17; km 10/79 1, 3; w75 311-316; w69 470; w68 456-469, 543

examples:

Bible accounts: w84 6/1 14; w74 535-537; or 133; ad 540; w69 470; w68 457; w61 54; w53 210; w52 612-616, 662; w50 181, 206-207; w49 126-127; w45 77; w36 255; ch 73; pr32 159-160; v-3 74-76; w31 231

early Christians: w84 6/1 15-16; w72 210; w70 174; w69 26; w68 457-458; qm 282-283; w61 54; qm55 282-283

Jehovah: w80 11/15 25-26; ad 539, 583, 872-873; w68 456

Jesus Christ: w85 11/15 16-17; g84 5/22 16-17; w79 7/15 8-10; ad 80, 873, 1357

modern-day: w85 7/1 11; w75 315-316; yb75 61-64; yb74 64; w68 467; w65 757; yb64 155-156, 168, 189-190, 239-240, 267; g64 5/22 23; yb63 133, 143, 261, 307; w62 437; w61 54; w60 762; w59 301-302, 637-639; w50 100

field ministry: w85 4/1 11-12; km 11/81 1, 4; w75 311-313

forms of: w68 458-461

Greek word: w68 458

Hebrew word: w68 458

loss: w83 11/1 15-17; w68 531

maintaining: km 11/85 1-2; w83 11/1 12-17

meaning of term: w84 11/15 19; w75 311; ad 539, 872; w69 470; w68 458, 543; w61 54, 284; w41 158; w38 91; v-3 75

misguided religious zeal: ad 873-874; w68 458-459; g66 7/22 27-28

missionary zeal: w81 9/1 8-12

parable of talents (Mt 25:14-30): w81 11/1 31; w74 540-541; ka 227, 235-237; w54 407; w50 234-235

‘sleeveless coat of zeal’ (Isa 59:17): w80 11/15 25-26

symbolic representation: sr55 43; w53 175; w42 251-252

Witnesses contrasted with Catholics: g84 7/8 29; w83 4/1 16; w81 5/1 11; w76 552; mg63 138

Witnesses contrasted with Protestants: w72 423; w63 335; mg63 186; g61 10/8 30-31