The Message Student Bible
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Understand and enjoy the wisdom and beauty of God’s Word!
Generation after generation of Bible readers have discovered that the Bible is written not only about us but to us. In these pages we become insiders to a conversation in which God forms, guides, and ultimately saves us. The Message Student Bible invites a new generation into this holy conversation, guiding young men and women into a lifelong love of reading God's Word.
Learn the essential context surrounding every book of the Bible as you fall in love with reading Scripture. Eugene Peterson’s understandable and enjoyable translation combines the authority of God's Word with the energy and cadence of conversational English. The single-column design allows for comfortable reading as you find yourself leaning into the Bible to discover the surprises and wonders waiting there for you.
Features Included:
- Introduction to The Message
- What You Need to Know about the Books of the Bible
- Well Known Stories from the Bible
- Maps
Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message Bible (17 million sold), authored more than 30 books, including the spiritual classics A Long Obedience in the Same Direction and Run with the Horses. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, his STB from New York Theological Seminary, and his MA in Semitic Languages from John Hopkins University. He also held several honorary doctoral degrees. In 1962, Peterson was founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Bel Air, Maryland, where he and his wife, Jan, served for 29 years before retiring in 1991. Peterson held the title of professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia, from 1998 until his death in 2018.
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