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The Voice of Luke: Not Even Sandals
A retelling of the Gospel of Luke. "Not even sandals" recovers the passion, grit, humor, and beauty have been lost in our translations of Luke. Brian McLaren recaptures what was lost as he retells this spiritual adventure with power and grace to read like a screenplay. McLaren provides an overlay of historical and theological observations to enrich the story.
204 pages, Paperback
First published July 4, 2007
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Brian D. McLaren
127 books554 followersBrian D. McLaren is an internationally known speaker and the author of over ten highly acclaimed books on contemporary Christianity, including A New Kind of Christian, A Generous Orthodoxy, and The Secret Message of Jesus.
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January 16, 2009
"The Voice is an ambitious project, planned to span all books of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. In the series, authors work to present the scriptural text as narrative story --- including emotion, meaning, experience and more holistic communication --- rather than direct translation or paraphrase."
FAITHFULREADER.COM
"From the same writing team of The Dust Off Their Feet comes a fresh exploration of the life of Jesus with retelling of the timeless narrative found in The Gospel of Luke. Not Even Sandals recovers the passion, grit, humor, and beauty that has been lost in our translations of Luke. This stands alone among narratives as a supernatural action-adventure. Brian McLaren recaptures what was lost as he retells this spiritual adventure with power and grace to read like a screenplay. Brian, as only he can do, provides an overlay of historical and theological observations to enrich the story."
THOMAS NELSON, INC.
The Voice of Luke was a pretty good read. Though I was not necessarily fond of McLaren's writing style, I was indeed fond of the narrative and unique feel of the story. Contemporary Bibles, as they stand, have a style that is somewhat uniform throughout. The only difference you get is in content. The Voice project, however, attempts to give each book their correspondent style, giving one the impression that each book is unique, not just in content but also in literary and emotional rendering. The Voice of Luke, which is thus far the only book in the series I've read, did something very intriguing in that is did not use heavily-packed theological terms, i.e. baptize and salvation, in an attempt to take the reader out of her religious bias when reading and internalizing the text.
I recommend this book. I think readers who are passionate about Scriptures will appreciate the nuances and sharp contrasts of the book in comparison to their current translations. I look forward to reading the other book in the Voice series.
FAITHFULREADER.COM
"From the same writing team of The Dust Off Their Feet comes a fresh exploration of the life of Jesus with retelling of the timeless narrative found in The Gospel of Luke. Not Even Sandals recovers the passion, grit, humor, and beauty that has been lost in our translations of Luke. This stands alone among narratives as a supernatural action-adventure. Brian McLaren recaptures what was lost as he retells this spiritual adventure with power and grace to read like a screenplay. Brian, as only he can do, provides an overlay of historical and theological observations to enrich the story."
THOMAS NELSON, INC.
The Voice of Luke was a pretty good read. Though I was not necessarily fond of McLaren's writing style, I was indeed fond of the narrative and unique feel of the story. Contemporary Bibles, as they stand, have a style that is somewhat uniform throughout. The only difference you get is in content. The Voice project, however, attempts to give each book their correspondent style, giving one the impression that each book is unique, not just in content but also in literary and emotional rendering. The Voice of Luke, which is thus far the only book in the series I've read, did something very intriguing in that is did not use heavily-packed theological terms, i.e. baptize and salvation, in an attempt to take the reader out of her religious bias when reading and internalizing the text.
I recommend this book. I think readers who are passionate about Scriptures will appreciate the nuances and sharp contrasts of the book in comparison to their current translations. I look forward to reading the other book in the Voice series.
February 24, 2010
I'm truly enjoying reading the different translations by The Voice project. It was awesome to read a chapter of Luke from the ESV translation and then directly follow it up with a chapter from McLaren's translation. Several times something kinda came to life on the second read, and reading it twice helped solidify and clarify what the passage was saying. Can't wait to read Hebrews and Acts this way!
September 7, 2010
It's not a perfect translation - I find myself arguing with it at times, comparing it to the ESV. However, it does an incredible job of making me revisit familiar passages and force me to prayerfully reconsider what they are saying.
June 28, 2007
I am trying to read everything in The Voice series.
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January 2, 2009So far, excellent. Using as a companion to my devotional time.
January 9, 2009
I love what The Voice brings to the bible reading world.
January 15, 2009
Very few parts of this book was beneficial and enjoyed dearly to my heart...but not easy read.
October 7, 2009
Another Voice book! I read these just because I have the personal tie of formerly working on the project. Bible is always good.
February 21, 2015
I liked the setting of dialogue as drama. Unremarkable as a translation.
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