The Word on the Street (The Street Bible)

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Written in the tradition of THE MESSAGE, by an English writer, performer and award-winning broadcaster, THE STREET BIBLE is an engaging new presentation of the Bible in the language of the city. Rob Lacey reworks the metaphors, situations, and speech patterns of the Bible to create a real impact on the modern, urban reader.

It's creative. It's colourful. It's the Bible as you've never read it. In this engaging new paraphrase, author and actor Rob Lacey renders the Bible in the language of the modern urban reader. Using MTV-style dialogue, Lacey lends fresh perspective to familiar stories and sayings. For new and seasoned readers alike, THE STREET BIBLE takes the message of the Scriptures into the 21st century to create the impact it had in the 1st century.

A translation of the Bible into the language of the city. Rob Lacey reworks the metaphors, situations, and speech patterns of the Bible for the modern, urban reader.,Taking the key texts of the Old and New Testament, Lacey employs the MTV dialect of today's urban city to create a new look at what may be over-familiar stories. Through its modern style, this book acts as an introduction to the Bible for the uninitiated reader while giving a fresh perspective to the church community. A translation that will bring the timeless message of the Bible into the 21st century.

A translation of the Bible into the language of the city. Taking the key texts of the Old and New Testament, Rob Lacey employs the MTV dialect of today's urban city to create a new look at what may be over-familiar stories.