THE MESSAGE (MSG) is considered a translation. Old Testament: Biblia Hebraica | New Testament: Greek New Testament. Purpose: To re-create the common language in which the Bible was written into today’s common language. Intended to be used as an aid to understanding traditional Bible translations. Used for devotional reading. (Source: ROSE Publishing Inc., 2011). Hope that helps. ❤

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Thanks for sharing your Bible stack with us! I filmed one recently too hehe. I also have the same NIV life application Bible as you but an earlier edition, I just love the size of it because I have so many chunky Bibles!

I just got the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary and I’m so excited 😆 it’s the first year I’m planning on reading the the entire Bible and also the first time in doing real deep dives into the Word and trying to gain background info and definitions of words and comparing other translations to get a full comprehension, etc and I’m excited for the journey 🥳 Thanks for sharing your stack! The Bible your hubby got you is so pretty! 😍

Oh surely I will add my “2024 Bible study stack” when I gather it together. lol.

Thank you so very much for sharing. New subscriber here.

I also recommend for you and others the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, The Thompson Chain Reference Bible, the Old and New Testament set of the Bible Knowledge Commentary, The Archaeological Study Bible, The ESV Study Bible, The Holy Land Illustrated Study Bible, The NLT Illustrated Study Bible and a nice Bible Atlas.

New subscriber here. Love your channel sister.

The Message Bible is actually a translation. I use the Bible App to read it and I love it 🤗🤗

Good morning! I am new to your channel. So happy they pushed your video through the algorithm. Your reviews on a couple of bibles I don’t have. I am going to go by the bookstore this weekend. I e seen the “She Reads The Bible” at Hobby Lobby and I saw it on sale some place else. I’m grabbing it for my collection. Thank you!!!

You have some beautiful bibles. Happy New Year.

Nice faith stack! TFS! 🤗

Beautiful stack for the yr❤

The Holman resource is awesome. New Subscriber.

The Message is not a translation. It is a paraphrase of the bible. It really shouldn't be used for everyday bible ready.

The Message is not a translation and should not be used as a primary study Bible. It falls on the paraphrase end of the spectrum. I would look to your other translations first before using The Message. Please be careful with The Message. A New Living Translation (NLT) would be a more appropriate translation for more everyday language.