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iloess (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Eugene Peterson has been my "menthor" through his books, his books are helping my spirituality because he enphasizes prayer and reading bible.
iou1968 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I like it. am a writer myself in Chiangmai, Thailand
mwxtodd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thank you very much for posting this interview. I am inspired to write.
Deferio (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You are not going to be able to "study to show yourself approved"...with The Message.
It is a paraphrase and not a translation.
You need a real Bible.
CANAMarcia (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I appreciate the point you are making but I do not think "lucky" is biblically a good word. We should not have to go to the lowest common denominator. I also think "lucky" sounds rather weak - and certainly it gives the idea of happenstance, which is not what Jesus is talking about. I think people are more intelligent than they are getting credit for here. They can deal with "favored" or "blessed" and not freak out.
777jordan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
CANAMarcia, I think you missed the heart of what he was saying. He wanted a translation that the modern-day person would find relevant. "Blessed" sounds religious and churchy. If you look at the definition of blessed, it is, "highly favored or fortunate". If you were to ask someone, "Give me a word for this definition, 'highly favored or fortunate'." They would probably say "lucky". Props to Eugene for making a great paraphrase!
Thunderblade2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Message is one of my favorite translations.
CANAMarcia (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What?? He wanted to use the word "lucky" because of some unbelieving hippie woman in his church? "Lucky" is based on belief in luck, which is antithetical to Christianity. He says this is why he wanted to put it in the Bible.
bke274 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I feel "lucky" for having seen and heard this.
VeiledGlory (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
14:00 - "It was Isaiah!" ROTFL |
