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	====Critical from Modern Version Proponants====		====Critical from Modern Version Proponants====

	* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html The Message] [[by Michael Marlowe]]		* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html The Message] by [[Michael Marlowe]]
	* [vhttp://www.bibletalk.com/radio/bible-studies/Message/MessageBible.pdf The Message Bible PDF]		* [vhttp://www.bibletalk.com/radio/bible-studies/Message/MessageBible.pdf The Message Bible PDF]

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	* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html]		* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html The Message] [[by Michael Marlowe]]
	* [vhttp://www.bibletalk.com/radio/bible-studies/Message/MessageBible.pdf The Message Bible PDF]		* [vhttp://www.bibletalk.com/radio/bible-studies/Message/MessageBible.pdf The Message Bible PDF]

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.navpress.com/Message/HistoryAndFaqs/ Publisher's History & FAQ]
	*[http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?version=MSG&passage=all&language=english ''The Message'' text online]		====Critical====
	*[http://www.atu2.com/news/connections/peterson/ Eugene Peterson interview at a U2 fansite]
			* [http://www.av1611.org/kjv/mess_bible.html The Message Bible: A Mystic Mess]
			* [http://www.crossroad.to/Bible_studies/Message.html What kind of message is The Message?]

			====Critical from Modern Version Proponants====

			* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html]
			* [vhttp://www.bibletalk.com/radio/bible-studies/Message/MessageBible.pdf The Message Bible PDF]

			====Other====

			* [http://www.navpress.com/Message/HistoryAndFaqs/ Publisher's History & FAQ]
			* [http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?version=MSG&passage=all&language=english ''The Message'' text online]
			* [http://www.atu2.com/news/connections/peterson/ Eugene Peterson interview at a U2 fansite]

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	==Features==		==Features==
	According to the Introduction to the New Testament of ''The Message'', its “contemporary idiom keeps the language of the Message (Bible) current and fresh and understandable”.<sup>[]</sup> Peterson notes that in the course of the project, he realized this was exactly what he had been doing in his thirty-five years as a pastor, “always looking for an English way to make the biblical text relevant to the conditions of the people.”<sup>[]</sup>		According to the Introduction to the New Testament of ''The Message'', its “contemporary idiom keeps the language of the Message (Bible) current and fresh and understandable”.<sup>[2]</sup> Peterson notes that in the course of the project, he realized this was exactly what he had been doing in his thirty-five years as a pastor, “always looking for an English way to make the biblical text relevant to the conditions of the people.”<sup>[2]</sup>

	==Circulation==		==Circulation==
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	Although ''The Message'' is used commonly in congregations, Peterson stated his uneasiness with this in a [[Christianity Today]] interview:		Although ''The Message'' is used commonly in congregations, Peterson stated his uneasiness with this in a [[Christianity Today]] interview:

	::When I'm in a congregation where somebody uses [''The Message''] in the Scripture reading, it makes me a little uneasy. I would never recommend it be used as saying, "Hear the Word of God from ''The Message''." But it surprises me how many do.<sup>[]</sup>		::When I'm in a congregation where somebody uses [''The Message''] in the Scripture reading, it makes me a little uneasy. I would never recommend it be used as saying, "Hear the Word of God from ''The Message''." But it surprises me how many do.<sup>[3]</sup>

	==Sample verses==		==Sample verses==
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	*With verse markings (The Message Remix): ISBN 1-57683-434-4		*With verse markings (The Message Remix): ISBN 1-57683-434-4
	*Without verse markings: ISBN 1-57683-289-9; this edition was recognized as an [[ECPA Christian Book Award]] winner.<sup>[]</sup>		*Without verse markings: ISBN 1-57683-289-9; this edition was recognized as an [[ECPA Christian Book Award]] winner.<sup>[4]</sup>

	==References==		==References==

			* 1. [http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Message-MSG-Bible/ "Version Information"]. Retrieved 2010-7-6.
			* 2. [http://www.bible-researcher.com/themessage.html "Introduction to the New Testament, from The Message"]. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
			* 3. [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/october7/33.107.html?start=2 "'I Didn't Want to Be Cute' - Christianity Today"]. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
			* 4. [http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/cba2006.php. "2006 Christian Book Awards Winners - Bibles category"]. Retrieved 2008-06-03.

	==External links==		==External links==

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History

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	Peterson states the reason ''The Message'' was written was:		Peterson states the reason ''The Message'' was written was:

	::While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'<sup>[]</sup>		::While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'<sup>[1]</sup>

	==Features==		==Features==

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Circulation

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	Although ''The Message'' is used commonly in congregations, Peterson stated his uneasiness with this in a [[Christianity Today]] interview:		Although ''The Message'' is used commonly in congregations, Peterson stated his uneasiness with this in a [[Christianity Today]] interview:
	~~{{cquote\|~~When I'm in a congregation where somebody uses [''The Message''] in the Scripture reading, it makes me a little uneasy. I would never recommend it be used as saying, "Hear the Word of God from ''The Message''." But it surprises me how many do.<sup>[]</sup>
			::When I'm in a congregation where somebody uses [''The Message''] in the Scripture reading, it makes me a little uneasy. I would never recommend it be used as saying, "Hear the Word of God from ''The Message''." But it surprises me how many do.<sup>[]</sup>

	==Sample verses==		==Sample verses==

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	Peterson states the reason ''The Message'' was written was:		Peterson states the reason ''The Message'' was written was:
	~~{{cquote\|~~While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'<sup>[]</sup>
			::While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'<sup>[]</sup>

	==Features==		==Features==

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		'''''The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language''''' was created by [[Eugene H. Peterson]] and published in segments from [[1993 AD\|1993]] to [[2002 AD\|2002]]. It is a paraphrase of the original languages of the [[Bible]] based upon the critical text.

		==History==
		Peterson states the reason ''The Message'' was written was:
		{{cquote\|While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'<sup>[]</sup>

		==Features==
		According to the Introduction to the New Testament of ''The Message'', its “contemporary idiom keeps the language of the Message (Bible) current and fresh and understandable”.<sup>[]</sup> Peterson notes that in the course of the project, he realized this was exactly what he had been doing in his thirty-five years as a pastor, “always looking for an English way to make the biblical text relevant to the conditions of the people.”<sup>[]</sup>

		==Circulation==
		''The Message'' was published piecemeal over a nine year period. The [[New Testament]] was published in [[1993 AD\|1993]]. The Hebrew Bible Wisdom Books were published in [[1998 AD\|1998]]. The Hebrew Bible Prophets were published in [[2000 AD\|2000]]. The Hebrew Bible [[Pentateuch]] were released in [[2001 AD\|2001]]. The Books of History came out in [[2002 AD\|2002]]. The entire Bible was released the same year and follows the traditional Protestant [[canon\|Biblical canon]].

		Although ''The Message'' is used commonly in congregations, Peterson stated his uneasiness with this in a [[Christianity Today]] interview:
		{{cquote\|When I'm in a congregation where somebody uses [''The Message''] in the Scripture reading, it makes me a little uneasy. I would never recommend it be used as saying, "Hear the Word of God from ''The Message''." But it surprises me how many do.<sup>[]</sup>

		==Sample verses==
		As a [[paraphrase]], ''The Message'' differs significantly from translations with both [[dynamic and formal equivalence]] approaches to translation, such as the [[New International Version]] and the [[King James Version]].

		===Psalm 23:1-4===
		;[[King James Version]]
		<blockquote>
		1. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<br>
		2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.<br>
		3. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.<br>
		4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
		</blockquote>
		;[[New International Version]]
		<blockquote>
		1. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.<br>
		2. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,<br>
		3. He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.<br>
		4. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
		</blockquote>
		;The Message
		<blockquote>
		1. GOD, my shepherd! I don't need a thing.<br>
		2. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from.<br>
		3. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction.<br>
		4. Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure.
		</blockquote>

		===The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)===
		;[[King James Version]]
		<blockquote>9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.<br />
		10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.<br />
		11 Give us this day our daily bread.<br />
		12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.<br />
		13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. </blockquote>
		;[[New International Version]]
		<blockquote>9 "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,<br />
		10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.<br />
		11 Give us today our daily bread.<br />
		12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<br />
		13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.</blockquote>
		;The Message
		<blockquote>9-13 With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this:<br />
		Our Father in heaven,<br />
		Reveal who you are.<br />
		Set the world right;<br />
		Do what's best— as above, so below.<br />
		Keep us alive with three square meals.<br />
		Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.<br />
		Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.<br />
		You're in charge!<br />
		You can do anything you want!<br />
		You're ablaze in beauty!<br />
		Yes. Yes. Yes. </blockquote>

		==Editions==
		;Hebrew Bible

		*The Pentateuch: ISBN 1-57683-196-5
		*The Books of History: ISBN 1-57683-194-9
		*The Wisdom Books: ISBN 1-57683-126-4
		*The Prophets: ISBN 1-57683-195-7

		;New Testament

		*Youth Edition: ISBN 0-89109-793-7
		*Text Edition: ISBN 0-89109-728-7

		;Entire Bible

		*With verse markings (The Message Remix): ISBN 1-57683-434-4
		*Without verse markings: ISBN 1-57683-289-9; this edition was recognized as an [[ECPA Christian Book Award]] winner.<sup>[]</sup>

		==References==


		==External links==
		*[http://www.navpress.com/Message/HistoryAndFaqs/ Publisher's History & FAQ]
		*[http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?version=MSG&passage=all&language=english ''The Message'' text online]
		*[http://www.atu2.com/news/connections/peterson/ Eugene Peterson interview at a U2 fansite]


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