Message Remix Bible-MS with Other [Hardcover]

Eugene H. Peterson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

The Message//REMIX is The Message with book introductions written in today's language for today's students.

Features:

• slim design
• expanded intros
• maps
• topical index
• vibrant cover

Trim size: 5 3/16 x 7 1/8

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Read. Think. Pray. Live. The Bible isn't like any other book you'll ever read. Yes, it has all the elements of a great narrative--heroes and villains, epic battles, romance, betrayal--but more than that, it is the story of an eternal Savior and a Father who loved us before we even loved him back. In the same way, The Message Remix isn't like any other student Bible you've seen. It's purely, simply God's Word--in its most easily understood format ever. Make this vital book part of everything you are. Read it, cover to cover. The Remix features verse-numbered paragraphs to help you study and think deeply about the text. Pray that as you read, God will open your eyes to the personal messages he has for you. Finally, live it out. The more time you spend in The Message, the more your life will never be the same.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 2272 pages
• Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576836762
• ISBN-13: 978-1576836767
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (188 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,719,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

108 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version - Not well thought out, December 28, 2009

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J. C. Pate - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Message Remix 2.0: The Bible In contemporary Language (Kindle Edition)

First, I'm a big fan of the Message translation itself. This just pertains to the Kindle version (which I downloaded a sample).
Basically you can get to any book of the Bible through the Table of Contents, but that's about it. It won't allow you to navigate within books at all without going page by page.
This makes it not very user-friendly and hard to use in situations where you are looking for a particular passage.
Stick with the paper version.

135 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bible paraphrase, May 11, 2006

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K. A. Paine (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Message Remix Pocket Bible-MS (Hardcover)

This is exactly what I was looking for: a bible in contemporary language that I could easily read while on a quick break from work, in a size I can stash in my bag, and in my favorite color!

What I like about this version of the Message is that the verses are numbered in the margins. The first issue of the Message wasn't numbered, and while I can understand that a paraprhase can be hard to number verse-for-verse, this one makes it easier to compare to another bible. I like to compare verses from the NIV to this one in my studies to get a better grip on just what is being said.

I love this bible, it's a great price and just perfect for what I needed.

297 of 317 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caution: Camel Ahead, March 29, 2004

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Richard Brennan (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Message//REMIX 2.0 Wood Hardback: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Hardcover)

Let me tell you what I love about this translation. It captures the heart and spirit and soul of these long dead writers and makes the message breathe again. It lets you read a letter from Paul in the New Testament and get a glimpse of what it might have been like to be in that first century church when the parchment was opened and read for the first time - hearing your issues, fears, hopes, and sins being directly addressed.

I can appreciate that this is far from a word-for-word translation. But word-for-word translation is not the gold standard of biblical scholarship that many make it out to be. The problem with literal translation is that while you can translate the words accurately, you have just ripped them out of their original context and culture and thrown them 2000 years into the future, and plopped them down on to a page for everyone to ooh and aah over. It's all very academically commendable that you can tell me that "in John Chapter 3 verse 15 Jesus says that 'whoever believes may in Him have eternal life'... that is according to a third century papyrus fragment which is also found in a fourth century uncial; but that third century papyrus also adds in the phrase 'will not perish' - but that isn't found in the fourth century Latin manuscripts, or the early Coptic or Syritic versions, so that phrase was probably added..."

Sorry, my eyes just glazed over. My mind was wandering... something about missing the forest for the trees. Someone very wise once warned about being too careful to strain out the gnat, while swallowing a camel...

Anyway, my point is, by every account, listening to Jesus speak was a life changing experience. This translation captures that essence - which carries crucial meaning and impact. Think of this contemporary example: Martin Luther King's "I have dream" speech. What makes it so powerful? The words are a part of it, certainly. But there is also the context of that unprecedented moment in time - that gathering. There is the very simple vocabulary he used - that conveys the sense that this man is "of the people". There is the rhythm. Those strong Baptist cadences that signal a call and response. That conveyed the sense that this was not just a political message - this is a spiritual message. All of those woven together, consciously or unconsciously, are used to shape our messages. They say, "THIS SENTENCE IS IMPORTANT. This one, not as important, but stay with me because I'm building to something good." Think of what would be missed if you didn't speak English, knew nothing about the 60's in America, but only had a word for word transcription of that speech. You might scratch your head wondering what all the fuss was about.

Get my drift? The truth is, anyone who studies language will tell you that we don't communicate words, or even sentences. We speak, we communicate, in paragraphs. A paragraph is an idea. We use sentences, or fragments of sentences to build paragraphs. If you really want to get to the heart of the Bible (yes, I'm finally coming back to that) you want to grab a hold of the paragraphs. Take those ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic words and re-arrange them into meaningful paragraphs, one idea building on another, and you will have come back to what the original author was trying to get across. The ancient words are not (pardon the pun) " the message". They are the tools used get the message across to their contemporaries. If we want to experience that same message, we have to blow the dust off these words, and try to reconstruct the inspired, revolutionary, life altering meaning that burned in their author's hearts. The Message is a tool that can help in that regard. It's not the only tool, to be sure - but even if this was the only Bible you ever read, I think I can safely say that you will be the better for having experienced it.

Re: 5 stars - I mean, jeeze, if you don't give THE BIBLE five stars, you must have some pretty tough standards...