The Finished Mystery
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The Finished Mystery is a controversial 1917 religious commentary book associated with the early Bible Student movement and later Jehovah’s Witnesses, presented as a posthumous completion of Charles Taze Russell’s Studies in the Scriptures series.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Finished Mystery canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Finished Mystery Context triple: [Millennial Dawn, seventhVolumeTitle, The Finished Mystery]
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A.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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B.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
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C.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
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D.
The Locked Room
The Locked Room is a novel by Paul Auster, best known as the third installment of his postmodern detective sequence The New York Trilogy, exploring identity, authorship, and the instability of reality.
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E.
An Excellent Mystery
An Excellent Mystery is a historical crime novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and centered on a cloistered mystery involving two enigmatic monks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Finished Mystery Target entity description: The Finished Mystery is a controversial 1917 religious commentary book associated with the early Bible Student movement and later Jehovah’s Witnesses, presented as a posthumous completion of Charles Taze Russell’s Studies in the Scriptures series.
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A.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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B.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
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C.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
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D.
The Locked Room
The Locked Room is a novel by Paul Auster, best known as the third installment of his postmodern detective sequence The New York Trilogy, exploring identity, authorship, and the instability of reality.
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E.
An Excellent Mystery
An Excellent Mystery is a historical crime novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and centered on a cloistered mystery involving two enigmatic monks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible Student literature
ⓘ
religious commentary book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bible Student movement
ⓘ
Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
linked to:
JehovahsWitnesses
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| bannedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States (during World War I, in some contexts) ⓘ
linked to:
United States home front during World War I
|
| basisOnEarlierWorkOf | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticizedBy |
secular authorities during World War I
ⓘ
some mainstream churches ⓘ |
| describedAs | posthumous completion of Studies in the Scriptures ⓘ |
| doctrinalPosition |
applies prophetic time periods to modern history
ⓘ
identifies symbolic meanings for Revelation’s visions ⓘ |
| editor |
Clayton J. Woodworth
ⓘ
George H. Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eschatology | teaches imminent end of the present world system ⓘ |
| format | prose commentary ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
religious commentary ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1918 edition
ⓘ
later revised printings by Bible Students ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalMedium | print ⓘ |
| influenced | early doctrinal development of Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ |
| inPublicationContextOf | World War I ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssues | prosecution of Watch Tower officers under the U.S. Espionage Act ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | 1918 imprisonment of J. F. Rutherford and other Watch Tower directors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in government censorship and legal action during World War I
ⓘ
strongly critical stance toward clergy and governments ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Studies in the Scriptures ⓘ |
| precededBy | Volume 6 of Studies in the Scriptures ⓘ |
| printingLocation |
Brooklyn, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn
|
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| publisher | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ⓘ |
| subject |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Ezekiel ⓘ Song of Solomon ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Bible Students
ⓘ
readers of Studies in the Scriptures ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Restorationist
ⓘ
premillennialism ⓘ |
| title | The Finished Mystery ⓘ |
| usedBy | International Bible Students Association ⓘ |
| viewOnWorldWarI | interpreted as fulfillment of biblical prophecy ⓘ |
| volumeNumberInSeries | 7 ⓘ |
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