The Message Proverbs
1995
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DISCOVER ANCIENT WISDOM YOU CAN USE IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE. In easy-to-understand, often surprising language, Eugene H. Peterson's Proverbs renders the colorful idioms and instructive intent of the book of Proverbs' original Hebrew in the rich and expressive English we use every day. Proverbs makes these words of ancient wisdom accessible to modern generations and provides practical, time-tested principles for strengthening and improving every area of our lives.
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Author
Eugene H. Peterson
Author · 60 books
Eugene H. Peterson was a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. For many years he was James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He had written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language a contemporary translation of the Bible. After retiring from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan lived in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana. He died in October 2018.
