The Voice (Bible translation)
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The Voice is a translation of the Bible produced by "The Voice Project". To date, only the New Testament
has been completed; it was published in October, 2008, by Thomas Nelson
. To create this new version, the Voice Project incorporated input not only from biblical and linguistic scholars, but also from musicians, pastors, and fiction writers as an alternative to scholar-focused Bible translations
. The group's goal was to produce a “holistic,” “beautiful,” “sensitive” and “balanced” New Testament that present-day readers could identify with. The compilation pairs a play-like format and contemporary verse with occasional commentary and italicized in-text explanations. Each book in the New Testament is preceded by a brief introduction explaining its background and significance. The concept for a translation of this type was originally proposed by Chris Seay in the spring of 2006.
The Old Testament translation remains in production, with no release date set.
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
has been completed; it was published in October, 2008, by Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson (publisher)
Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
. To create this new version, the Voice Project incorporated input not only from biblical and linguistic scholars, but also from musicians, pastors, and fiction writers as an alternative to scholar-focused Bible translations
Bible translations
The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Indeed, the full Bible has been translated into over 450 languages, although sections of the Bible have been translated into over 2,000 languages....
. The group's goal was to produce a “holistic,” “beautiful,” “sensitive” and “balanced” New Testament that present-day readers could identify with. The compilation pairs a play-like format and contemporary verse with occasional commentary and italicized in-text explanations. Each book in the New Testament is preceded by a brief introduction explaining its background and significance. The concept for a translation of this type was originally proposed by Chris Seay in the spring of 2006.
The Old Testament translation remains in production, with no release date set.