Title: This is NOT the Bible!
Product review: Rather, it is more like what Eugene Peterson thinks the Bible says. As such it is a commentary rather than a Bible. Unfortunately, it is sold as a Bible, thus only one star from this reviewer. If the marketing was more honest, it would get a better rating.Admittedly, I didn't read the whole thing. But I read enough vs. New Jerusalem, NIV, and an interlinear Bible to realize this is a STRANGE translation.Other reviewers have done a good job of chronicling the many questionable, if not outright errant, translations in this work so I won't repeat them here.If you are interested in Peterson's opinions, go out and buy it. But do not use this, or any of the other awful Biblical paraphrases out there as your study Bible, or for liturgical readings, or for use in a Sunday School presentation, or (heaven forbid) a sermon. Use a real Bible for that!
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