This video portrays the Lady Wisdom Scripture passage, Proverbs 8:1-11, taken from The Voice.
Road to Emmaus
This video is a modern interpretation of an encounter with Jesus along the road to Emmaus. This translation comes from The Voice Bible.
Psalm 150 - Praise the Eternal
This video is a beautiful expression of Psalm 150 from The Voice.
Where did the inspiration for The Voice Bible come from?
Listen to Chris Seay, of Ecclesia Bible Society, talk about where the inspiration to create The Voice Bible translation came from.
What kind of translation is The Voice?
Chris Seay & David Morgan talk about what kind of translation The Voice Bible is.
Who is The Voice for?
Learn who The Voice Bible was created for.
Why are you involved in The Voice?
Dr. David Capes, Dr. David Morgan, and Matt Burleson discuss why they made the decision to work on the translation.
What would you say to encourage someone to read The Voice for the 1st time?
Give this translation a chance, and set aside the time to read through a portion of it. Once you have experienced reading a little bit, it will be hard to put it down.
Spiritual highs & lows while working on The Voice
Frank Couch, Executive Editor of The Voice, discusses the challenges that have been faced and how the team dealt with them. The process has been described as a spiritual journey, and in the end, lives are changing.
What sense of provision & of spiritual attack have you experienced while working on The Voice?
The Voice team discusses their experience while working on The Voice translation. There are obstacles that have been encountered along with the way, and yet, God's presence has been felt in throughout the entire journey.
What role do you see The Voice playing in the future of Christianity?
Chris Seay, Steve Decker, and Dr. David Capes explain the role that they believe The Voice will play in the church. Their hope is that The Voice will help people to engage with Scripture in a new way.
What has been your favorite part of the project? Community in the translation process.
The various scholars that have worked on The Voice discuss their favorite parts of the translation process. The process has brought them together as a community while also allowing them to spend time alone with God's Word.
The Voice and The Lion
Steve Decker compares the Word of God to the Lion, and how sometimes the bars of the language prevent it from coming into the world and transforming the world. The Voice helps the lion out of the cage.
The Voice Bible genuine leather covers, hand-crafted in Argentina.
Chris Seay tells the story of the genuine leather covers for The Voice Bibles that come from Argentina. The people there hand-craft them, and this work provides a lifeline to people who need a way to provide for their families. It is an honor to be able to join in that effort.
On the issue of gender inclusion in translation. The Voice Bible.
For the translation of The Voice, the scholars have allowed the original text to come through. Rather than intentionally excluding or including, the scholars were intentional about being true to the original text.
On restoring the original voices to the Bible. The Voice.
In the translation process for The Voice, various writers were involved in the writing of each of the Books of the Bible to try to recapture & restore the original writers' voices back to the Bible.
How is the Voice unique from other translations?
Dr. David Capes, Matt Burleson, Chris Seay, and Dr. David Morgan discuss what makes The Voice translation unique. It is a translation that allows the reader to connect in a new way through the screenplay format, the commentary, etc.
How is the divine name, the Messiah, handled differently in The Voice?
Listen to the scholars from The Voice Bible translation team talk about how the translation of the divine name, the Messiah, is handled differently in The Voice.
How has working on The Voice affected you spiritually?
Some of the scholars from The Voice team talk about how the work on The Voice allowed them to connect in a new way to the Scriptures. By slowing down and looking at the original Greek and Hebrew texts, they have been able to better understand the story of Scripture and study the original meaning.
How has God inspired the work of The Voice?
Dr. David Capes elaborates on how God has inspired the Bible, and how it is our responsibility to give these inspired words to our modern audience.
How does The Voice help readers step into the story of Scripture?
Rather than reading Scripture a few verses at a time, with The Voice, readers are drawn in so that it reads more like a novel, and they truly understand the entire story of Scripture.
How can The Voice transform the way we share Scripture?
Frank Couch, Executive Editor of The Voice, describes how this translation allows people to share longer portions of Scripture in a way that better connects people to the narrative of Scripture.
How can The Voice help people connect with God?
Hear from Matt Burleson and Dr. David Morgan as they explain how the language and format of The Voice translation helps you to connect the story of Scripture to your life today. Why Scripture is relevant now and what that means for your life.
A discussion on Revelation, from The Voice Bible
Listen to Chris Seay discuss the Book of Revelation. This translation for Revelation will help you to understand the hope that can be found in this book as well as help you understand how it ties together the story of Jesus.
About The Voice, From Executive Editor, Frank Couch
Learn more about The Voice translation from the Executive Editor of the project, Frank Couch.
Accuracy & timelessness of The Voice
Listen to The Voice scholar team discuss the issues of accuracy & timelessness of The Voice translation.
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