A Conversation with Eugene Peterson 2007


Author, poet, pastor and professor Eugene Peterson charms his audience as he recalls his effort to translate the Bible into The Message, an interpretation geared for modern readers. The book has such wide appeal that U2's Bono began quoting from it at concerts. But when told of this, Peterson's response was "Who is Bono?" Peterson is joined host Dean Nelson in Part 2 of the 2007 Writers Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [4/2007] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12227]







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iou1968 (November 5, 2008 at 7:50 pm)
I like it. am a writer myself in Chiangmai, Thailand
mwxtodd (October 25, 2008 at 7:15 am)
Thank you very much for posting this interview. I am inspired to write.
Deferio (September 17, 2008 at 12:53 am)
You are not going to be able to "study to show yourself approved"...with The Message.
It is a paraphrase and not a translation.
You need a real Bible.
CANAMarcia (September 15, 2008 at 4:44 pm)
I appreciate the point you are making but I do not think "lucky" is biblically a good word. We should not have to go to the lowest common denominator. I also think "lucky" sounds rather weak - and certainly it gives the idea of happenstance, which is not what Jesus is talking about. I think people are more intelligent than they are getting credit for here. They can deal with "favored" or "blessed" and not freak out.

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