The Street Bible

Written in the tradition of THE MESSAGE, by an English writer, performer and award-winning broadcaster, THE STREET BIBLE is an engaging new presentation of the Bible in the language of the city. Rob Lacey reworks the metaphors, situations, and speech patterns of the Bible to create a real impact on the modern, urban reader.

It's creative. It's colourful. It's the Bible as you've never read it. In this engaging new paraphrase, author and actor Rob Lacey renders the Bible in the language of the modern urban reader. Using MTV-style dialogue, Lacey lends fresh perspective to familiar stories and sayings. For new and seasoned readers alike, THE STREET BIBLE takes the message of the Scriptures into the 21st century to create the impact it had in the 1st century.

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First off, nothing. No light, no time, no substance, no matter.Second off, God starts it all off and WHAP! Stuff everywhere!Genesis 1:1 It's creative. It's colourful. It's the Bible as you've never read it. In this engaging new paraphrase, author and actor Rob Lacey renders the Bible in the language of the modern urban reader. Using MTV-style dialogue, Lacey lends fresh perspective to familiar stories and sayings. For new and seasoned readers alike, the street bible takes the message of the Scriptures into the 21st century to create the impact it had in the 1st century.