false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178830247m/842746.jpg 842746 48 With added verse-numbered paragraphs and new intros, this book will help a new generation read, think, pray, and live God's Word. 94337 2002 The Message Remix (Bible in Contemporary Language) total:490|5:352|4:90|3:29|2:9|1:10| 490 2235 738 102 5 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:54:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:07:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 31 12:33:13 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 19:56:37 -0700 2007
God went for the jugular when he sent his own Son. He didn't deal with the problem as something remote and unimportant. In his Son, Jesus, he personally took on the human condition, entered the disordered mess of struggling humanity i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jul 24 09:05:44 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 09:07:15 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 11:32:40 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 11:33:48 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:40:35 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:41:28 -0800 2009 biblegateway.com) over the last year. This was an interesting version (more of a paraphrase than a translation) of the bible. And biblegateway was very useful for easily comparing certain passages with other translations.

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1. If there was a wallet, packed with money, would you:

A. Keep it?
B. Take it to the police?
C. Give some of the money to the poor?

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But that aside, this deserves 5 stars! The Message is such a great, readable, accessible version. The language is rich and so easy to read; it's also funny from time to time (the way Eugene Peterson words things is great). I...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun May 24 21:24:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 21:27:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 18:00:47 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:02:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 19 13:57:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 13:58:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 21:35:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:36:06 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 10:32:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:33:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 09:13:55 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:14:33 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=842746