Book Review: The Voice New Testament

I was Über-excited when I first saw that there was a new translation of the Bible called ‘The Voice’.  Being curious, I’ve been going through the translation, reading, and gleaning what I can from it.

The excitement began to dwindle quickly.  I didn’t think that this translation was a lot different that a NIV translation.  There are some neat features, like the words that are in the original text are italicized so you can know that they’ve added them.  There are great introductions at the beginning of each Book, and a short comment section sporadically placed in the text of each chapter.  The biggest selling point that they brag about is that it reads like a play.  For example:  Jesus: “I am the Way, the Truth…”  While I thought at first this would be neat, it was hard for me to keep focused.

 

Is this a good translation?  Probably.  Was there a need for it in my Biblical library?  Probably not.  Will people enjoy it?  Yeah, maybe.

 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

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