Eugene Peterson
Acting
- Born
- November 6, 1932 in Stanwood, Washington, USA
- Died
- October 22, 2018
- Age
- Died at age 85
Biography
Eugene Hoiland Peterson (November 6, 1932 – October 22, 2018) was an American Presbyterian minister, scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He wrote over 30 books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award–winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002), an idiomatic paraphrasing commentary and translation of the Bible into modern American English using a dynamic equivalence translation approach.
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