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 The Yo-Dude version? June 10, 1999
Judy Oak (Albuquerque, NM, US)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is an enjoyable new read of the N.T. The young people in my congregation began calling it the "Yo-Dude" version of the Bible. Most importantly, they READ it, and enjoy it. Thank you, Eugene Petersen
Finally I can read God's word & know what He wants from me. June 3, 1998
Julie R. Copen, M.S.S.A., L.S.W., Copen@Velocity.net (Erie, PA , U.S.A.)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Message is a good read. Easy to read chapter after chapter because the language relates to where I am in todays world. After 30plus years of study I finally get it. Thanks to Peterson for allowing God to use him to get through to me.
You'll smile as you read it! A must for every home! May 19, 1998
Reverent Reader (Davie, Fl USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a fresh, alive, delightful paraphrase of the New Testament! Wakes up some passages that might feel tired to those who have studied the Bible for many years. The perfect choice to introduce a young person to the Bible, or to add to a Bible reader's personal library. Author Eugene Peterson's phrasing and word choices are so fresh, so full of life and energy and love, that you'll find yourself smiling as you read it! Reviews have compared him to North America's answer to J.B. Phillips. I have purchased many copies for friends and even for my Pastor, as gifts.
What a read!! August 5, 2000
Amber (TN)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is such a cool translation of the Bible. I love the way it brings Jesus into such immediacy. Sometimes that awesome directness is clouded by stuffy translations. Now I know this is a paraphrase, and I wouldn't really recommend it for serious Bible study, but it is a great way to get into your Bible reading, especially if you're young and/or intimidated or put off by other translations. My only minor problem with The Message is that it doesn't do verse-by-verse numbering. Maybe that's not really feasible with this translation; I don't know. I can't wait for the rest of the Old Testament to be finished!!
Change Your Life January 12, 2000
Angelina Musik (Seattle, Washington)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
"The Message draws you to embrace the truth of the New Testament in a way that it is applicable to your life right now! An easy read for new Christians and ideal for the youth, quite entertaining. Change your perspective of the Bible through reading this book, change your life! Great Gift, anytime!" - Angelina Musik, Christian recording artist.
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