The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language

Feb 2014 · Tyndale House

About this ebook

The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God’s Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.

What makes The Message the best reading Bible? Discover for yourself.

• Feel the impact of a Bible translated into conversational English.
• Find passages with The Message’s unique verse-numbered paragraphs.
• See the big picture with “The Story of the Bible in Five Acts,” alongside handcrafted timelines and charts.

Come and delight in the unexpected passion and personality that fill God’s Word.

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoyed this book until it stopped working. Now it will not load anything but blank pages. I've tried removing it and re-downloading. I've even deleted the Google Books app and re-installed it. No change. It is extremely frustrating to pay for a book that I cannot read, and I can't find an option to request a refund. Major disappointment!

same issues as others mentioned, really disappointed that a lot of the experience was waiting for pages that don't load or not being able to access different books of the Bible. Have requested refund.... The message reads fine on the Kindle app, repurchased & no refund from play books

I didn't even get to read one single word and it's simply not loading the pages. I was really looking forward to reading it, but now I'm just extremely disappointed.

About the author

EUGENE H. PETERSON is a writer, poet, and retired pastor. He has authored more than thirty-four books (not including The Message). He is Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Eugene also founded Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, where he ministered for twenty-nine years. After teaching at a seminary, he created The Message, a vibrant Bible paraphrase that connects with today's readers like no other. It took Peterson ten years to complete. He worked not from any English text but from the original Hebrew and Greek texts to guarantee authenticity. At the same time, his ear was always tuned to the cadence and energy of the English spoken every day on the streets. He lives with his wife, Jan, in Montana.