The Voice™ New Testament Release Launches The Voice™ Translation that Engages Today’s Culture in Biblical Narrative

(Nashville, Tenn) – This week, Thomas Nelson, Inc.’s Bible Group has officially launched a new Bible translation, The Voice™, with the release of The Voice™ New Testament. This is the first completely new Bible translation available to readers in several years.

The Voice™ translation captures the different writing styles of the New Testament authors, revealing their unique voices to readers instead of homogenizing the text. About 40 different authors are believed to have been inspired by God to write the Scriptures. The Voice™ is distinctive in that it retains the perspective, the voice, of the human writers. Most English translations attempt to even out the styles of the different authors in sentence structure and vocabulary. Instead, The Voice™ distinguishes the uniqueness of each author. The heart of the project is retelling the story of the Bible in a form as fluid as modern literary works while remaining true to the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.

The lively translation represents a collaboration of historians, poets, storytellers, and songwriters which celebrates the beautiful narrative of Scripture while providing a true interpretation of the traditional Bible text with historical and cultural expansions of the story and background on setting and characters. The project’s screenplay-like format is ideal for a unique individual read as well as group studies and dramatizations. Devotional commentary further helps readers understand the context of the biblical story.
Featured writers, scholars, artists, and musicians contributing to The Voice™ include: the president of Ecclesia Bible Society and internationally acclaimed speaker and pastor Chris Seay (project founder); professor of Greek and New Testament Studies at Houston Baptist University David B. Capes Ph.D.; internationally known speaker and author of over 12 highly acclaimed books Brian McLaren; theologian, author, and futurist Leonard Sweet; and nationally renowned author Lauren Winner. The translation and literary style of The Voice™ have been checked extensively by biblical reviewers, theological scholars, and a biblical archeologist, among others.

The Thomas Nelson scholar/author team, which includes Blue Like Jazz author Donald Miller, is currently working on the Old Testament books which, when finished, will comprise The Voice™ Bible in its entirety.

For more information on The Voice™ New Testament and The Voice™ translation, visit www.hearthevoice.com. Thomas Nelson, Inc. is a leading provider of Bibles, products, and live events emphasizing Christian, inspirational, and family value themes. For more information on the company and titles, visit www.thomasnelson.com.

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High-resolution images of The Voice™ New Testament are available upon request.
The Voice™ New Testament Product Details:
Paperback ISBN: 978-14185-3439-4 / $19.99 US
Flexible Fabric Cover with Leather ISBN: 978-1-4185-3448-6 / $34.99 US
Both Available Now Through Thomas Nelson Inc.

Editorial note:
According to the Barna Group’s top religious trends research, 20 million Americans are seeking an alternative to the traditional church, and there is an increasing influence of young leaders communicating within today’s culture. Designed with this audience in mind, anyone searching for new ways to explore the Bible will also find The Voice™ translation text to be an easy-to-read, refreshing, and captivating experience.

Contact:    Brenda Smotherman
Publicist
tel:    (615) 902-2231
fax:    (615) 902-1132
email: bsmotherman@thomasnelson.com

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