Description
Why another translation of the Bible?
As John Goldingay points out, ‘The idea of an “Old Testament
for Everyone” in English goes back at least to William Tyndale,
the first great figure of the English Reformation, who . . .
made it his ambition to produce a translation of the Bible into
English that could be printed and made available to the “boy
that driveth the plough”.’
And as Tom Wright observes: ‘Translating [the bible] is
something that each generation ought to be doing. Just as
Jesus taught us to pray for our daily bread, we can never
simply live on yesterday’s bread, on the interpretations and
translations of previous generations.’
The Bible for Everyone is the result of a passionate conviction
that Scripture should be something that everyone can read,
understand and enjoy. Two world-renowned scholars and
communicators have therefore undertaken a tremendous
task: to draw together, revise and supplement the
translations that appear in their ‘For Everyone’ commentaries
to make a fresh, readable and reliable version of the Bible
that will prove helpful to people of all ages and at all stages of
their spiritual lives.
Broken up into easy-to-read, bite-sized chunks, and including
informative maps plus a substantial glossary of key biblical
terms, here is a compelling new rendering of ancient wisdom
that can be read like a novel, studied in sections or used as an
aid to daily devotion.