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The One Year Bible The Message
The One Year Bible―discover one year Bible reading made simple and achievable!
Millions of people have benefited from reading through God’s entire Word by using The One Year Bible. Now available in The Message translation! This bestselling reading Bible divides the text into 365 sections, so you can read through the entire Bible in one unforgettable year―in as little as 15 minutes a day.
Convenience: No other “through the Bible” plan presents the entire Bible in such a user-friendly format. Start any day of the year!The Message Translation: The Message is a reading Bible that uses contemporary language translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God’s Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.Unique Design: Each 15-minute daily reading includes a portion from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. This arrangement of Scripture provides a fresh approach to each day’s reading while providing a clearer understanding of the Bible’s larger message.Attractive Layout: The One Year Bible has a simple and attractive layout that makes it easy to use. It is also adaptable to two- and three-year reading plans, also designed for daily Bible reading.Variety of Applications: Ideal for personal devotions and instructional reading or family Bible reading with children of all ages.
Take the first step. Begin the easy-to-read The One Year Bible The Message from cover to cover and see how God’s Word comes alive in your life.
Millions of people have benefited from reading through God’s entire Word by using The One Year Bible. Now available in The Message translation! This bestselling reading Bible divides the text into 365 sections, so you can read through the entire Bible in one unforgettable year―in as little as 15 minutes a day.
Convenience: No other “through the Bible” plan presents the entire Bible in such a user-friendly format. Start any day of the year!The Message Translation: The Message is a reading Bible that uses contemporary language translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God’s Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.Unique Design: Each 15-minute daily reading includes a portion from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. This arrangement of Scripture provides a fresh approach to each day’s reading while providing a clearer understanding of the Bible’s larger message.Attractive Layout: The One Year Bible has a simple and attractive layout that makes it easy to use. It is also adaptable to two- and three-year reading plans, also designed for daily Bible reading.Variety of Applications: Ideal for personal devotions and instructional reading or family Bible reading with children of all ages.
Take the first step. Begin the easy-to-read The One Year Bible The Message from cover to cover and see how God’s Word comes alive in your life.
1232 pages, Paperback
Published October 8, 2024
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December 17, 2025
I went ahead and finished the rest of the readings for the year a little early. While The Message is not my favorite translation of the Bible, it has its place and I'm glad I spent the last year reading it. The Message is valuable as a plain-language translation, perfect for those who are new to reading the Bible but also for those who want a fresh take on favorite passages.
December 30, 2025
Very readable text and format. I enjoyed the variety in the daily readings and have a much better understanding of the whole Bible having read this. It does take discipline to stick with it for a whole year. I'm glad I did.
May 5, 2025
With this review I am not rating the Bible as a whole as I have already done so in a past review. Instead this review is on the presentation of this edition of the Bible.
What originally attracted me to this copy of the Bible was the cover with the ram in the wilderness. Only secondly did I take a look to see what version it was and having never read the Message Bible it is definitely a new read for me.
First of all, this particular version is meant to be read in portions throughout the year, so the reader will find a helpful Ways To Use at the start, which provides the reader with alternative reading plans if they wish to keep on using the book or needing a plan that is more supple.
Prior this the book has an alphabetical listing of Bible books along with the page number on which the book starts as well as the month when you should be in that book.
After both of these are the bIntroduction and a section that provides recognition to the book's translator and his friends. The former explains why people have problems with reading the Bible while the second starts off as an About the Translator before continuing to list those who helped to review this translation.
Since it is meant to be an easier read, The Message is provided in very simple English if you overlook certain names. As such it does make it user-friendly.
But as mentioned in the translation section, it is a rendering of the original Bible. Small details like the sub-headers of the Psalms have been changed and only provided the barest recognition. If they were willing to make that change, what other details have they deemed irrelevant to their reader?
To keep the flow of the chapter, verses have also been combined together to make a more storybook-like format, which means if this was a scholarly read it would be much harder to find a single verse for those.
And finally, the part that has me straight annoyed to no end is the modernization. Concepts, expressions and technology are included that they have no idea about and it is vague enough where it isn't a replacement of historical events but still enough to make the usage poke out like a sore thumb.
As if that isn't enough, the book also references non-Middle Eastern animals, which it does by replacing them over local species this introducing the coyote for the jackal, the rattlesnake and the bison, which none of these were.
As a result, there is no way I would recommend this version to future Bible readers given to its inaccuracy, modern embellishments, and the fact its publishing have taken away from its accurate presentation.
What originally attracted me to this copy of the Bible was the cover with the ram in the wilderness. Only secondly did I take a look to see what version it was and having never read the Message Bible it is definitely a new read for me.
First of all, this particular version is meant to be read in portions throughout the year, so the reader will find a helpful Ways To Use at the start, which provides the reader with alternative reading plans if they wish to keep on using the book or needing a plan that is more supple.
Prior this the book has an alphabetical listing of Bible books along with the page number on which the book starts as well as the month when you should be in that book.
After both of these are the bIntroduction and a section that provides recognition to the book's translator and his friends. The former explains why people have problems with reading the Bible while the second starts off as an About the Translator before continuing to list those who helped to review this translation.
Since it is meant to be an easier read, The Message is provided in very simple English if you overlook certain names. As such it does make it user-friendly.
But as mentioned in the translation section, it is a rendering of the original Bible. Small details like the sub-headers of the Psalms have been changed and only provided the barest recognition. If they were willing to make that change, what other details have they deemed irrelevant to their reader?
To keep the flow of the chapter, verses have also been combined together to make a more storybook-like format, which means if this was a scholarly read it would be much harder to find a single verse for those.
And finally, the part that has me straight annoyed to no end is the modernization. Concepts, expressions and technology are included that they have no idea about and it is vague enough where it isn't a replacement of historical events but still enough to make the usage poke out like a sore thumb.
As if that isn't enough, the book also references non-Middle Eastern animals, which it does by replacing them over local species this introducing the coyote for the jackal, the rattlesnake and the bison, which none of these were.
As a result, there is no way I would recommend this version to future Bible readers given to its inaccuracy, modern embellishments, and the fact its publishing have taken away from its accurate presentation.
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