The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Message

by Eugene H. Peterson

The Message is a contemporary rendering of the Bible from the original languages, crafted to present it’s tone, rhythm, events and ideas in everyday language.

768 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Eugene H. Peterson was a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. For many years he was James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He had written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language a contemporary translation of the Bible. After retiring from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan lived in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana. He died in October 2018.