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Synopsis: A fresh, urban paraphrase of the Bible for our times
Experience the Bible as performance art
Straight from the streets of the UK
For those who’ve never read the Bible, and for those who’ve read it “too much”
Click for product description and detailsISBN: 0310931193, ISBN-13: 9780310931195, UPC: 025986931193
Ages: Adult
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Critical Praise for the word on the street:"The Bible with street cred: Lacey has a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude to the Bible and a wry sense of humour." —
Publishing News "Very different! It makes the Bible as easy to read as a tabloid newspaper. It's great fun if you know the Bible fairly well. But it's also, of course, aimed at people who've never ever opened it. And maybe we do underestimate just how difficult that is if you don't know where to start. I could read it all morning actually!" —
BBC National Radio 2 "Aims to be a page turner and succeeds." —
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A fresh, urban paraphrase of the Bible for our times
Experience the Bible as performance art
Straight from the streets of the UK
For those who’ve never read the Bible, and for those who’ve read it “too much”
Description: For those who’ve never read the Bible and for those who’ve read it too much.
Lacey’s “dangerously real” retelling of Scripture vividly demonstrates that the Bible is packed full of stories, poems, and images that resonate with the big issues of today. This fresh paraphrase-come-running-commentary brings the text alive: Bible stories are retold as mini blockbusters; psalms as song lyrics; epistles as emails; Revelation as seen through a virtual reality headset.
Out with stale religious terms, here’s a “Bible” which talks today’s language—gritty, earthy, and witty. Enough starting at Genesis with good intentions and getting lost in Leviticus-Lacey succeeds in revitalizing a classic work by focusing on the big picture: fast-forwarding through the “slow-moving” bits with pace, passion, and energy to make the Bible a page turner.
Lacey’s tour de force was created during a remarkable personal journey through terminal cancer: the stuff Bible stories are made of. This life-experience injects Lacey’s take on Scripture with authenticity and authority—resonating with Bible characters who also wrestled with the big questions.
Purist alert: This is not THE Bible (capital B)… but it might just get you reaching for one.
Weight: 1 lb | 453 gms
Available: October 2004
WorldPublisher: Zondervan
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