Title: Only Bible stories
Product review: Remember that Eugene Peterson, not God, is the author of The Message. It is based on the Bible, but it is not The Bible. Unfortunately, people believe that it is. It is actually well beyond a paraphrase. It is, unfortunately, now being quoted everywhere one goes, and in books, sermons, etc. I have read that the author himself, Peterson, is somewhat distressed that people are taking it as an actual Bible translation. I think it wise to heed the author's distress. Make a wise choice of a formal equivalent Bible translation in modern English, such as NASB, ESV, HCSB. There you will be getting the Scriptures themselves.
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