The Message Old Testament Prophets

The Message Old Testament Prophets
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The Message Old Testament Prophets: In Contemporary Language

Description of The Message Old Testament Prophets:

Using the same everyday, letter-writing language he used for the The Message New Testament, Eugene Peterson brings new life to the seemingly distant and dusty prophets of the Old Testament. The voices that wept, challenged, and judged so long ago come charging into contemporary life with new, personal meaning. With over six million copies sold worldwide, Eugene Peterson's unique paraphrase of the New Testament has opened up fresh understanding and insight into God's Word. The Message is consistently one of the top ten best-selling Bible versions listed in CBA's Marketplace. This edition includes the Old Testament books between Isaiah and Malachi.

Information on The Message Old Testament Prophets from the publisher:

If the Old Testament Prophets always seemed distant and dusty then you haven't read The Message. Translating directly from the original languages, Eugene Peterson recounts the stories of God's judgement and action in such a way that you will be unable to escape the reality of God's character and his involvement in our lives today. The prophets of the Old Testament weren’t particularly popular. Their messages—straight from God—made the people of their day very uncomfortable. When God spoke through his prophets, he didn’t pull punches. He told his people exactly what he thought of them, using images and language that were powerful, graphic, and sometimes shocking. And while the prophets proclaimed a message of comfort, they never compromised the truth in order to make people feel comfortable. Eugene Peterson restores the passion and power of the prophets’ message to a generation that has become perhaps a bit too comfortable with God. The words of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Malachi, and others cut through our defenses, pierce our hardened hearts, and open our eyes to see ourselves as God sees us—and to see him as he really is. It’s not comfortable, but it is a message of great comfort. More than six million readers have rediscovered the powerful, life-changing truths of the Scriptures through The Message, Peterson’s contemporary rendering of the New Testament. Translating directly from the original languages, he brings new life to the seemingly distant and dusty prophets of the Old Testament. God’s judgments and actions leap off the pages in such a way that we cannot escape the reality of his character and his passionate desire to be involved in our lives today.

About Eugene H. Peterson:

EUGENE H. PETERSON is a writer and poet. He has authored more than twenty books and is a contributing editor to Leadership Journal. 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. He lives with his wife in Montana.

Description of Eugene H. Peterson, author of The Message Old Testament Prophets:

Using the same everyday letter writing language he used for The Message New Testamant, Eugene Peterson brings new life to the seemingly distant and dusty prophets of the Old Testament. The voices that wept, challenged, and judged come charging into contemporary life with new, personal meaning. With over 6 million copies sold worldwide, Eugene Peterson's unique paraphrase of the New Testament has opened up fresh understanding and insight into God's Word. The Message is consistently one of the top ten best-selling Bible versions listed in the CBA's Marketplace. This edition includes the Old Testament books between Isaiah and Malachi.