The Message Bible - Page 8

Maximilian · #71 07-23-2010, 06:54 PM

"In this crowded world of Bible versions, Eugene Peterson's blend of accurate scholarship and vivid idiom make this rendering both distinctive and distinguished. The Message catches the logical flow, personal energy, and imaginative overtones of the original very well indeed. It's a landmark and a triumph. Don't miss it!" -- J.I. Packer, author of Knowing God and professor of theology, Regent College.

Maximilian · #72 07-23-2010, 06:56 PM

In the Oral Tradition, when the storytellers of old would retell the accounts of their God Story, I suppose the words were of no effect because they weren't repeated word-for-word from the scroll. The beauty of a story. What makes The Message refreshing is that it reminds us that all of what is recorded is a story!

Maximilian · #73 07-23-2010, 06:57 PM

The goal of The Message is to engage people in the reading process and help them understand what they read. This is not a study Bible, but rather "a reading Bible." The verse numbers, which are not in the original documents, have been left out of the print version to facilitate easy and enjoyable reading. The original books of the Bible were not written in formal language. The Message tries to recapture the Word in the words we use today.

Maximilian · #74 07-23-2010, 07:01 PM

Other endorsements:

Billy Graham, Chuck Swindoll, Bill Hybels, Dr. Jay Kesler - Chancellor of Taylor University, Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. Vernon C. Grounds –Denver Seminary Chancellor, Jack Hayford, John Maxwell, Max Lucado, Rick Warren, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary and... One of the best exegetes in modern times, Gordon Fee.

Just to name a few.

Maximilian · #75 07-23-2010, 07:05 PM

Consultants that worked with Peterson on The Message:
William Klein, Chairman of Denver Seminary, Darrell Brock (Dallas Theological), Donald Hagner (Fuller Theological), Moises Silva (Gordon-Conwell),

Consultants specific to OT:
Robert Hubbard (North Park Theological), Peter Enns (Westminster Theological), Duane Garrett (Bethel Seminary), John Oswalt (Wesley Biblical Seminary), John Walton (Wheaton College/Moody Bible),

Again only a few names that served as consultants for The Message

crakjak · #76 07-23-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLegalist

http://www.crossroad.to/Bible_studies/Message.html

He has a agenda...

Yes, he has an agenda, he wants folks that don't read the Bible to want to read it, and he wants folks that have read the Bible to read it again. Your accusation that he has some underlying devious agenda is wrong.

Maximilian · #77 07-23-2010, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by crakjak

Yes, he has an agenda, he wants folks that don't read the Bible to want to read it, and he wants folks that have read the Bible to read it again. Your accusation that he has some underlying devious agenda is wrong.

Exactly. He has stated this as his agenda.