Description

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The Message Meets You Where You Are.
Come and delight in the unexpected passion and personality that fill God's Word This pocket size is perfect for your backpack, briefcase, suitcase, or purse. Each book introduction helps you make surprising connections as you read. The New Testament introduction shows your how God's story becomes your story.

The Message is a reading Bible rendered from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by pastor 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.

About the Author

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EUGENE H. PETERSON is a pastor, scholar, writer, and poet. He has authored more than twenty books, including A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, The Contemplative Pastor, and Leap Over a Wall. He is Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Eugene founded Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, where he was the pastor for twenty-nine years. He lives with his wife, Jan, in Montana. They have three children and six grandchildren.