Mark Oestreicher

I'm no longer a believer, but back when I was a teenager and Christian, I adored this translation and all the extra features this Bible has to offer. Being a teenager is rough, and being a religious teenager is its own special brand of uncomfortable.

Great visual and path of the movement (personal or institutional) from exile to hope. First half of the book is far stronger than the second half. I did appreciate (and found fairly accurate) that the author considers this a "Bruegemann for Dummies."

This book could basically serve as a primer to all your new ministry volunteers in Junior High / Middle School Ministry. It is a quick read and covers the basics of stuff that we try to communicate to our new volunteers. The layout seems unorganized and just kind of thrown together, but it is good information overall. I especially like the little quotes from the teenagers on the sides of the books.

Tyndale House Publishers took a nostalgic, creative step in March 2012 to release their new Bible, The Way. Originally published in the '70s Tyndale's editors decided to revive the coolness, updated for today's culture.

Using new writing via the New Living Translation, incorporating first hand, life reality stories with relevant b/w photos, they followed in the radical steps of the original - moving from from text only to text illustrated with graphics and commentary.

Reflections on what it show more means to live in The Way of Jesus are transparent in both search and discovery. Real stories from real people. Life in process. Joy and lament. All contibutors are acknowledged and listed in the intro, making it easy to find someone you might know.

Over 170 commissioned black whites connect readers visually to the God Who breathed The Word being presented. Jonny Baker has contributed beautifully. In fact, both the inner and back covers are a great solitary shot of an outward looking Jonny as relevant illustration. Be sure to find more on Jonny's work online

The back of the The Way includes a 10 page alphabetically arranged index of the featured life stories. Also, 28 pages provide searchability for verses arranged by topic.

The Way is available in softcover [my review copy], HC and a leatherlike black version. I found the font vs white space made reading comfortable; lots of room to rest the eyes. Stops along The Way to annotate the reading were genuinely insightful, containing good knowledge with references to the scriptures being discussed.

I have been a long-time fan of the NLT since its inception in 1996. Seeing it in this handy sized book format makes it all the more accessible to readers. No larger than a typical novel, it is easily transportable. I find it an all round Lifegiving and life impacting reference manual, connecting readers with followers of The Way of Christ throughout the world.

Highly recommended for anyone curious about The Way of Christ...


TY to Tyndale's forward thinking Bible publishing - envisioning the possibilities and stepping into the gap.

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