Sunday, 5 February 2012

The Voice New Testament


The Voice™ Bible translation is a faithful dynamic translation of the Scriptures done as a collage of compelling narratives, poetry, song, truth, and wisdom. The Voice calls the reader to step into the whole story of Scripture and experience the joy and wonder of God’s revelation. Created for and by a church in great transition, The Voice uniquely represents collaboration among scholars, pastors, writers, musicians, poets, and other artists, giving great attention to the beauty of the narrative. The heart of The Voice is retelling the story of the Bible in a form as fluid as modern literary works yet remaining painstakingly true to the original manuscripts. This translation promotes the public reading of longer sections of Scripture—followed by thoughtful engagement with the biblical narrative in its richness and fullness and dramatic flow.

A beautiful translation of God’s Word! This New Testament version is true and accurate and so beautiful to read. I read through Mark, Ephesians and Galatians. I found myself reading scripture like a “regular book” and loving it. There are sections in between scripture where a contributor has put a paragraph or so in to explain what you have just read (or given an opinion on what you have just read) in plain speak but not watered down. This version challenged me to dig deeper, to understand the context of what I was reading. Included are four daily reading plans: 1)Celebrate Advent 2)Lent and Easter 3)New Testament in 24 Weeks 4)Daily Readings for Personal Growth. Also included at the back of the Bible is a section called The Titles of Jesus. I highly recommend The Voice and I myself will be reading this version on a regular basis.

"New Testament has been provided courtesy of Thomas Nelson and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Thomas Nelson".

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