Product Description

The NIV--today's most read, most trusted translation--paired with today's most popular paraphrase, The Message.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40822 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2048 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780310937135
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
If your translation of choice is the New International Version (NIV), and if you appreciate The Message for the freshness and insight it brings to your reading of the Bible, then you’ll love the NIV/The Message Parallel Bible. Setting the NIV and the new Numbered Edition of The Message together for the first time ever, this Bible allows you to instantly compare today’s most read, most trusted modern translation and Eugene Peterson’s bestselling paraphrase verse by verse. Features: • The clarity, accuracy, and trustworthiness of the NIV. A careful union of word-for-word and thought for thought translational approaches, the NIV is today’s foremost modern translation, used by scholars, pastors, students, and Bible readers across the world. • The story-like flow and penetrating insights of The Message. Now in the Numbered Edition, including all chapter and verse numbers, The Message is treasured by countless Christians for the way its contemporary language illuminates ageless truths. • Double-column format

Customer Reviews

Very useful Bible
I tend to use the NIV due to its good and accurate translation overall, and I like The Message paraphrase because it is written by a working pastor for the everyday person who does not talk like someone writing a dissertation or government regulation. Up to now, if I saw a passage in the NIV and wanted to see Eugene Peterson's translation of that passage in The Message, I had to look that up in The Message Bible which took a lot of time that made the task less than efficient. Not any more. With this Bible, you can look at either the NIV or The Message verse or passage, and then look in the other column to see how the other version reads. Often I look at the NIV column to get the faithful and accurate but not always simple translation, and then at The Message translation to see how the verse or passage might likely read in today's conversational wording.

And for everyday Bible reading where you are reading for enjoyment and enlightenment, it is hard to beat The Message for its contemporary and "street-wise" use of the English language, even if it is not a word-for-word translation of the ancient languages. It is almost as if you are reading the NIV for its accurate and faithful translation of the ancient texts, and are using The Message column to act as a kind of commentary or contemporary view of each passage.

Each Bible translation has its own merits and qualities, as well as drawbacks. Having both translations right there on the same page defintely makes understanding the concept or thought being expressed on each page much easier and more enjoyable than either translation alone. It truly is like two Bibles in one.

The layout of the pages and format is clean and crisp, the typefaces are easy to read (though typically sized for a work of this magnitude), and the parallel aspect of the verses is excellent. For me personally, this Bible is a winner, and will be among the first I consult when looking up a verse or just reading God's Word for enjoyment and inspiration. Folks who are fans of both the NIV and The Message versions will find this book essential and exciting, as well as a huge time and frustration saver!

you'll never want to go back to a single translation bible again
I didn't think I really needed a parallel bible. I thought if I want to see what another translation says, I will just pick up my other bible. However, now that I have a parallel I love it! I quickly scan between the two translations when normally I would think it was too much effort to dig through my other bible. Now I have both translations at my fingertips. I would encourage you to get a parallel if you are thinking about it. you don't realize how useful it can be until you get one.

great buy
I love the product...this version of the Bible is simple to follow and makes reading the Bible so much more enjoyable. I encourage every person that is "testing the waters" in searching for the Bible that is right for them to search no further... THIS is the Bible for you.