Book Review: The Living Bible - Paraphrased - Good News Staff - January-March 1973

Good News Staff

MOST members of God's Church have rightly understood that The Living Bible captures the story flow of the Bible, but is not a literal word-by-word translation. It is certainly permissible to read The Living Bible, but always keep in mind that it is a very free paraphrase and errs greatly at times. One of the "Twelve Rules for Bible Study" is: "Don't establish doctrine with Bible helps." In the final analysis, The Living Bible is essentially a "Bible help," not a translation. It is a paraphrase of the Bible, often leaning to what one sincere, but nevertheless deceived, man thinks the Bible is trying to say. Sometimes he does an excellent job - but at other times he goes way out on a limb. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library