To Korean readers
To the readers of "Message"
Preface to "Message"
Reviewer's note
Preface to the poem

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"The Message" is a Bible that faithfully translates the original text of the Bible.

"The Message" is the culmination of a lifetime of experience by Eugene Peterson, a scholar who has spent his entire life reading, studying, and teaching the Bible in its original language, and who has also served as a pastor for 35 years.
Rather than a direct translation, of which there are already many good translations, he paraphrased the original text in contemporary language to convey its meaning more vividly and impressively.
I spent 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, on this translation project for 10 years.
In this way, "The Message" is a personal translation based on one person's theological, pastoral, and historical background, but it has been academically verified through the review of trusted Old and New Testament scholars in North America.

"The Message" is a Bible that follows the tradition of Bible translation.

William Tyndale, one of the greatest Bible translators of the 16th century, said he would translate the Bible so that “a boy who plows the field may read it.”
Following the tradition of translation that requires everyone to read it in the language of the time, the Bible has been constantly retranslated to suit new times and readers.
It was because of this precious tradition that everyone could access the gospel message through the Bible, which everyone could read.
The Message also follows the long history and tradition of Bible translation.

"The Message" is the Bible chosen by 10 million readers.

Since the publication of the New Testament in 1993 and the complete translation in 2002, 10 million readers in the English-speaking world alone have chosen to read "The Message."
As an excellent "auxiliary Bible" that supports and supplements the existing Bible, and as a "Bible next to the Bible" that brings the meaning of the text to life, "The Message" is the most widely read and quoted of all the Semantic Bibles.

"The Message" is the Bible for you.

Whether you are a first-time Bible reader or someone who has been reading for so long that it feels so familiar that it feels unfamiliar, someone who wants to study the Bible or someone who wants to meditate deeply on the Word alone, a preacher sharing the Word or a Sunday school teacher teaching the Bible, a seeker or non-believer who feels the need to read the Bible… “The Message” is the Bible for you.