Eugene H. Peterson

From Textus Receptus

Eugene Peterson speaking in Seattle, 2009.

Eugene H. Peterson (born November 6, 1932), is a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. He has written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language^[1] (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002), a contemporary translation of the Bible.

Personal life

Peterson was born in East Stanwood, Washington and grew up in Kalispell, Montana. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, his S.T.B. from New York Theological Seminary, and his M.A. in Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University.^[2] In 1962, Peterson was a founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Bel Air, Maryland, where he served for 29 years before retiring in 1991. He was Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia until retiring in 2006. He now lives in Montana.

The Message

Peterson is probably best known for The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, which was written to make the original meaning more understandable and accessible to the modern reader. Peterson explains:

When Paul of Tarsus wrote a letter, the people who received it understood it instantly, When the prophet Isaiah preached a sermon, I can't imagine that people went to the library to figure it out. That was the basic premise under which I worked. I began with the New Testament in the Greek --- a rough and jagged language, not so grammatically clean. I just typed out a page the way I thought it would have sounded to the Galatians.^[3]

Selected works

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society (1980)
Run With the Horses: The Quest for Life at its Best (InterVarsity Press, November 1983)
Traveling Light: Modern Meditations on St. Paul's Letter of Freedom (Helmers & Howard Publishing, 1988)
Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination (HarperCollins Publishers, 1988)
Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer (Harper San Francisco, 1991 reprint)
Where Your Treasure Is: Psalms that Summon You from Self to Community (Wm. B. Eerdman Publishing Company, 1993)
Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994)
Subversive Spirituality (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publish Publishing Group, 1994, reprinted in 1997 and 2006)
Take and Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated List (Eerdmans-Regent College Publishing, 1996)
Leap Over a Wall: Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians (HarperCollins Canada / Religious, 1997)
1 and 2 Samuel - Westminster Bible Companion (Westminster John Knox Press, 1999)
The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends (Zondervan, 2001)
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002)
The Christmas Troll (Navpress Publishing Group, 2005)
Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in an Everyday Life (Navpress Publishing Group, 2006)

Pastoral Theology series

Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980)
The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980)
Working The Angles: The Shape Of Pastoral Integrity (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, May 1987)
Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992)
The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call (co-authored with Marva Dawn) (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000)

Praying with the Bible Series

Praying with Jesus: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words and Actions of Jesus (Harper San Francisco, 1993)
Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words of David (Harper San Francisco, 1993)
Praying with Moses: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Moses (Harper San Francisco, 1994)
Praying with the Early Christians: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of the Early Christians (Harper San Francisco, 1994)
Praying with Paul: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Paul (Harper San Francisco, 1995)
Praying with the Prophets: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of the Prophets (Harper San Francisco, 1995)

Spiritual Theology series (5 volumes expected)

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2005)
Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, January 2006)
The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2007)
Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2008)
Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2010)

References

1. 2006 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners - Bibles category
2. FAQs from Navpress
3. Clint Kelly. "Eugene Peterson: The Story Behind The Message". Lifeway. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

External links

Eugene Peterson Books and Audio
A Conversation with Eugene Peterson by Michael J. Cusick, Mars Hill Review, 1995
Spirituality For All The Wrong Reasons by Mark Galli, Christianity Today, 2005
Eugene Peterson: The Story Behind The Message by Clint Kelly, Lifeway
Eugene Peterson @ Calvin College - January 24, 2006, Peterson reads the introduction and first chapter of Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading
U2 Connections: Eugene Peterson by Angela Pancela, @U2
The Psalms in American - an interview with Eugene Peterson, with samples of his interpretations of the psalms.

Critical

What kind of message is The Message? by crossroad.to
Mystic Mess by Terry Watkins of Dial the Truth Ministries
Message from Hell by Laurence M. Vance, Ph.D. of [Vance Publications]

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