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Good as New
John Clifford Henson
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Description for Good as New
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Published in hardback nearly a year ago, this new translation of the "New Testament" has received extraordinary reviews and widespread coverage. It is the first to abandon the "traditional" canon of scripture and include the gospels and letters that many scholars now agree were held in most esteem by the early Church, and are probably most closely in tune with the words of Jesus. It goes much further than any other in updating cultural expressions, in following the sense over longer sections, in abandoning the cultural assumptions of later Christians and choosing inclusive language that follows more closely the principles ... Read more
Published in hardback nearly a year ago, this new translation of the "New Testament" has received extraordinary reviews and widespread coverage. It is the first to abandon the "traditional" canon of scripture and include the gospels and letters that many scholars now agree were held in most esteem by the early Church, and are probably most closely in tune with the words of Jesus. It goes much further than any other in updating cultural expressions, in following the sense over longer sections, in abandoning the cultural assumptions of later Christians and choosing inclusive language that follows more closely the principles ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
O Book Publisher Netherlands
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905047116
SKU
V9781905047116
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About John Clifford Henson
John Henson is a retired Baptist minister who has been the translation co-ordinator on behalf of ONE for Christian exploration for the last twelve years. ONE is a network of radical Christian groups in the UK.
Reviews for Good as New
I can't rate this version of some of the Christian scriptures highly enough. It is amazingly fresh, imaginative, engaging and bold. It will startle and delight Christians and many more. Like the Bible itself, it deserves to be a bestseller. Adrian Thatcher, Professor of Applied Theology, College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth I found this literally a ... Read more