The Kingdom Version<\/a> <\/em>(HarperOne). It is basically the translation of the entire NT derived from Tom Wright\u2019s \u201cNew Testament for Everyone\u201d series. In the preface, Wright claims that he\u2019s provided a translation, not a paraphrase, and he notes the problems of translating the Greek NT into readable English. He thinks there is great profit in doing new translations, whilst taking into account those before you, because each generation must wrestle with the Word at the translational level. It is good to read through books in a single sitting, as it is to wrestle with the exegetical minutia of singular passages. In this translation, Wright was aiming for \u201ca less formal and academic, and a more deliberately energetic, style\u201d. \u00a0It is Wright\u2019s hope and prayer that \u201cmany people will discover through it just how exciting and relevant the New Testament is\u201d.<\/p>\nLet me give some examples from NT4E:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe book of the family tree of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham\u201d (Matt 1:1).<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018All authority in heaven and on earth\u2019, he said, \u2018has been given unto me! So you must go and make all the nations into disciples. Baptize them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. Teach them to observe everything I have commanded you. And look: I am with you, every single day, to the every end of the age.'\u201d (Matt 29:18b-20).<\/p>\n
\u201cMany people have undertaken to draw up an\u00a0orderly\u00a0account of the events that have been\u00a0fulfilled\u00a0in our midst. It has been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses and stewards of the word. So, most excellent Theophilus, since I had traced the course of all of it scrupulously from the start, I thought it a good idea to write an orderly account for you, so that you may have secure knowledge about the matters in which you have been instructed.\u201d (Luke 1:1-4).<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018It\u2019s written\u2019, he said, \u2018my house shall be a house of prayer; but you\u2019ve made it a brigands\u2019 cave.'\u201d (Luke 19:46).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the beginning was the Word. The Word was close beside God, and the Word was God. In the beginning, he was close beside God.\u201d (John 1:1-2).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe time came for the Judaeans\u2019 Passover. Lots\u00a0of people went up to Jerusalem from the\u00a0countryside, before the Passover to purify\u00a0themselves.\u201d (John 11:55).<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I will ask the father, and he will give you another helper, to be with you forever.\u201d (John 14:16).<\/p>\n
\u201cBut these ones are written so\u00a0that\u00a0you may believe that the Messiah, the son of God, is none other than Jesus; and that, with this\u00a0faith, you may have life in his name.\u201d (John 20:31).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the Jesus we\u2019re talking about! God raised him from the dead, and all of us here are witnesses to the fact! Now he\u2019s been exalted to God\u2019s right hand; and what you see and hear is the result of the fact that he is pouring out the holy spirit, which had been promised, and which he has received from\u00a0the\u00a0father.\u201d (Acts 2:32-33).<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Gentiles heard this, they were thrilled, and they praised the word of the Lord. All those who were marked out for the life of God\u2019s new age became believers, And the word of the Lord spread through the whole land.\u201d (Acts 13:48).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe jailer called for the lights and rushed in. Trembling all over, he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them outside. \u2018Gentlemen,\u2019 he said, \u2018will you please tell me how I can get out of this mess?\u2019 \u2018Believe in the Lord Jesus,\u2019 they replied, \u2018and you will be rescued \u2013 you and your household.'\u201d (Acts 16:29-31).<\/p>\n
\u201cPaul, a slave of King Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart from God\u2019s good news, which he promised beforehand through his\u00a0prophets\u00a0in the sacred writings \u2013 the good news about his son, who was descended from David\u2019s seed in terms of flesh, and who was marked out powerfully as God\u2019s son in terms of the spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead: Jesus, the king, our Lord!\u201d (Rom 1:1-4).<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now, quite apart from the law (though the law and propehts bore witness to it), God\u2019s covenant justice has been displayed. God\u2019s covenant justice comes into operation through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah, for the benefit of all who have faith. For there is no distinction: all sinned, and fell short of God\u2019s glory \u2013 and by God\u2019s grace they are freely declared to be in the right, to be members of the covenant, through the redemption which is found in the Messiah, Jesus.\u201d (Rom 3:21-24).<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat shall we say, then? Have we found Abraham to be our ancestor in a human, fleshly sense?\u201d (Rom 4:1).<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, my dear family, this is my appeal to you by the mercies of God: offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. Worship like this brings your mind into line with God\u2019s. What\u2019s more, don\u2019t let yourselves be squeezed into the\u00a0shape\u00a0dictated by the present age.\u00a0Instead, be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you can work out what God\u2019s will is, what is good, acceptable, and complete.\u201d (Rom 12:1-2).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe word of the cross, you see, is madness to people who are being destroyed. But to us \u2013 those who are being saved it is God\u2019s power.\u201d (1 Cor 1:18).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Messiah set us free so that we could enjoy freedom! So stand firm, and don\u2019t get yourselves tied down by the chains of slavery.\u201d (Gal 5:1).<\/p>\n
\u201cPeace and mercy on everyone who lines up by that standard, yes, on God\u2019s Israel.\u201d (Gal 6:16).<\/p>\n
\u201cHe chose us in him before the world was made, so as to be holy and irreproachable before him in love. He foreordained us for himself, to be adopted as sons and daughters through Jesus the king. That\u2019s how he wanted it, and that\u2019s what gave him delight, so that the glory of his grace, the grace he poured on us in his\u00a0beloved\u00a0one, might receive its due praise.\u201d (Eph 1:4-6).<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must study undisturbed, in full submission to God. I\u2019m not saying that women should teach men, or try to dictate to them; rather, that they should be left undisturbed. Adam was created first, you see, and then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was\u00a0deceived, and fall into\u00a0trespass. She will, however, be kept safe through the process of childbirth, if she continues in faith, love and holiness with prudence.\u201d (1 Tim 2:11-15).<\/p>\n
\u201cFor once people have been enlightened \u2013 when they\u2019ve tasted\u00a0the\u00a0heavenly gift and have had a share in the holy spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and\u00a0the\u00a0powers of the coming age \u2013 it\u2019s impossible to restore them again to repentance if they fall away, since they are crucifying God\u2019s son all over again, on their our account, and holding him up to contempt.\u201d (Heb 6:4-6).<\/p>\n
\u201cMy children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone does sin, we have one who pleads our cause before the father \u2013 namely, the Righteous One, Jesus the Messiah! He is the sacrifice which atones for our sins \u2013 and not ours only, either, but those of the whole world.\u201d (1 John 2:1-2).<\/p>\n
\u201cJudah, slave of Jesus the Messiah, brother of James, those who are called, the people whom God loves and whom Jesus, the Messiah keeps safe!\u201d (Jude 1).<\/p>\n
\u201cI, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am David\u2019s root and offspring; I am the bright morning star. The spirit and the bride say, \u2018Come!\u2019 And let anyone who hears say, \u2018Come!\u2019 Let the thirsty come; let anyone who wants to water of\u00a0life\u00a0take it freely.\u201d (Rev 22:16-17).<\/p>\n
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My own thoughts is that it is a rather enjoyable translation to read. It does have an overlay of interpretation that is NTW-ish, but all translations have an element of interpretation, no surprise that NTW\u2019s own hobby horses come out. It is paraphrastic at times, but refreshingly so. It strikes me as a cross between the NRSV and The Message. It\u2019s worth consulting if you\u2019re preaching or working through the text, just out of curiosity. It\u2019s probably not going to become anyone\u2019s \u201cpew Bible\u201d, but it\u2019s a fun read and makes one think.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I got in the mail The New Testament for Everyone<\/a><\/em> by Tom Wright (SPCK) also published as The Kingdom Version<\/a> <\/em>(HarperOne). It is basically the translation of the entire NT derived from Tom Wright\u2019s \u201cNew Testament for Everyone\u201d series. In the preface, Wright claims that he\u2019s provided a translation, not a paraphrase, and he notes the problems of translating the Greek NT into readable English. He thinks there is great profit in doing new translations, whilst taking into account those before you, because each generation must wrestle with the Word at the translational level. It is good to read through books in a single sitting, as it is to wrestle with the exegetical minutia of singular passages. In this translation, Wright was aiming for \u201ca less formal and academic, and a more deliberately energetic, style\u201d. \u00a0It is Wright\u2019s hope and prayer that \u201cmany people will discover through it just how exciting and relevant the New Testament is\u201d.<\/p>\n