"The New Testament in Modern English" - JB Phillips...any support?

Is Mebin

I very rarely read bibles that stray toward the paraphrase...the Message never grabbed me...and I only like one verse in the Living Bible...but when I have really wanted to have a nice easy read, JB Phillips' "The New Testament in Modern English" has always been by my bedside.  As such, I would like to see it on L4.

Maybe even some of JB Phillips' inspirational writings....like "Ring of Truth", "New Testament Christianity", "Your God is Too Small", "God Our Contemporary", or "Your God is Here & Now".

I bought L4 for study purposes, and as such, have devoted most of my spending on anything that advances such in the original languages.  However, I would welcome a JB Phillips collection, for devotional reading purposes, as I have gained so much encouragement from his writings (probably because I could always find his books at the local second-hand bookshop for 50c!!!)

Anyone in agreement?

Rosie Perera

Yes, indeed. I'd also add to that list his little book Appointment with God: Some thoughts on Holy Communion.

 

Contents
Preface                                                                                   9
COMMUNION AND
COMMONSENSE                            11
THE LIVING
THREAD                                                        17
MORE THAN
MEMORIAL                                                   21
THE ORIGINAL
INTENTION                                             24
SACRAMENTS IN
LIFE                                                      29
TRADITIONAL
PREJUDICE                                             33
THE NATURE OF
THE FELLOWSHIP                            38
SPIRITUAL
NUTRITION                                                    41
THE CHRIST
WITHIN US                                                 45
CHRIST AND THE
REAL SELF                                       49
RE-PRESENTATION
OR REPRESENTATION             53
THE UNIQUE
SACRIFICE                                                57
PREPARATION--BODY
AND MIND                                 63
PREPARATION--THE
SOUL                                            71
Envoi                                                                                    74