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The Voice™ is the product of the best minds in this emerging generation of Christian leaders. Together they are helping young people fall in love with the Scriptures. Instead of confining God’s Word in the framework of biblical criticism, The Voice™ highlights the beauty of God’s communication to His people. In The Voice™, the voice of God is heard as clearly as when He first revealed His truth. This is the first-ever complete New Testament in The Voice™ translation. Writers include Chris Seay, Lauren Winner, Brian McLaren, Greg Garrett, David B. Capes, and others.
Features include:
- Bronze, highlighted text
- Screenplay-like format, ideal for public readings and group studies
- Devotional commentary
- Book introductions
You can find my others posts on The Voice here.
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Part of the historical Christian concern with new translations is the ability to retain the sins lists – I haven’t seen the same worry applied to the virtue lists. Both lists are found throughout the New Testament, as would be excepted:
| Virtue Lists |
Sin Lists |
Galatians 5:22-23
Ephesians 4:32
Ephesians 6:14-20
Philippians 4:8
Colossians 3:12
1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
1 Timothy 3:2-13
Titus 1:6-9
Hebrews 7:26
James 3:17 |
Mark 7:21-22
Romans 12:9-21
Romans 13:8-14
Galatians 5:19-21
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Ephesians 4:25-31
Ephesians 5:3-5
Colossians 3:5-9
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Revelation 9:20-21
Revelation 21:8
Revelation 21:27 |
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For some, words such as baptism, justification/justified, and even Christ are words which are sacrosanct to a biblical translation. Part of the criticism leveled at other translations, such as the NLT and God’s Word is that they remove these words. If you are needing these words, The Voice may not be the translation for you.
Note, that since the translation style of The Voice is different from others, I felt it unfair to compare it with others; however, you can use the hyperlinked Scripture references to do you own comparison.
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From Amazon:
The Voice™ is the product of the best minds in this emerging generation of Christian leaders. Together they are helping young people fall in love with the Scriptures. Instead of confining God’s Word in the framework of biblical criticism, The Voice™ highlights the beauty of God’s communication to His people. In The Voice™, the voice of God is heard as clearly as when He first revealed His truth. This is the first-ever complete New Testament in The Voice™ translation. Writers include Chris Seay, Lauren Winner, Brian McLaren, Greg Garrett, David B. Capes, and others.
The purpose of the translation s the key to understanding the translation itself. I have found that many who disagree with the translation fail to understand the purpose of the translation itself. We should judge first the purpose of the translation and then the merits of the translation based on that purpose.
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I received a copy of the The Voice New Testament from Thomas Nelson for review. Having spent some time with it, I will examine it next week; however, I thought that I might post just a small passage:
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From Amazon:
The Bible’s Greatest Hits jumps up the charts.
Of all the stories in the Bible, some are just universal favorites. In the NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible, these very special stories are gathered together in an easy-to-navigate format. You’ll appreciate the heirloom quality of this edition and you’ll enjoy reading all the familiar stories and learning more about the Bible’s most memorable characters. Reading Greatest Stories of the Bible will become a family tradition you can hand down to generation after generation.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 440 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (December 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1418541664
- ISBN-13: 978-1418541668
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
Using the New King James Version of the bible, Thomas Nelson has assembled ‘universal favorites’ – essentially, they took out the ‘boring’ parts, such as geneologies, holiness codes, and much of the stuff in between, to present 250 favorite stories. It is an abridgment. What is the point of a bible like this? Simply, it is a bible centered on stories which would be normally used for devotionals – but without the added devotional material. Ideally, it is a gift for seasonal events, such as Christmas or Easter.
It is printed on heirloom, ripped, paper making the book look older than what it is. It is in verse format, just like you would expect in a bible.
I received this as a review copy from Thomas Nelson.
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Businesses are in business to make money, to turn a profit. That’s the model for them all right? What about Christian publishing houses? Tyndale, Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, etc…? There are a few different business models that Bible publishers operate with:
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From the publisher:
The Expanded Bible: New Testament reflects the latest scholarship, current English, and the needs of contemporary students of the Bible. This new testament includes a multitude of study aids right in line with the text. Expanded translations and other helps make it possible for you to study the Bible while you read
- Expanded translations bring out the meaning of words and offer alternatives.
- Literal meanings of terms from the original languages are included where they can provide more understanding.
- Traditional wordings assist recollection of familiar terms and expressions.
- Comments explain passages that can be understood better with a brief remark.
- Useful references supply rewarding opportunities for comparing other Scriptures.
- Variants display additional wording in some of the original language texts.
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