"It is time for those who have benefited from his ministry to return the favor to him and his family with prayer over the next several weeks." -Robert Creech, a professor of Christian ministries at Baylor University's Truett Seminary
[Faithwire.com] The man behind "The Message" Bible translation, Eugene Peterson, has entered the final stage of his life after being admitted to hospice care. (Image Source: YouTube-Fuller studio/via Faithwire)
Peterson, 85, published the first segment of his groundbreaking work all the way back in 1993. The version, which uses colloquial English to replace complex Biblical terms, sold over 100,000 copies of "The New Testament in Contemporary English" during its first four months of release.
Robert Creech, a professor of Christian ministries at Baylor University's Truett Seminary, shared a message from Peterson's son, Eric, announcing the Biblical scholar's ailing health... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.
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