{"id":1227,"date":"2009-12-14T15:12:23","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:27:54","slug":"alert-the-voice-new-testament-heresy-for-this-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/alert-the-voice-new-testament-heresy-for-this-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: The Voice New Testament: Heresy for this Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following information is about a\u00a0 &#8220;Bible&#8221; called <em>The Voice<\/em>. Please also see our February 2007 article titled, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1230\">&#8220;Thomas Nelson Goes Forward with &#8216;The Voice&#8217; &#8211; A &#8216;Bible&#8217; Project by Emergents&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>by\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/firstjohnfourfive.wordpress.com\/\">&#8220;From the World Hears Them&#8221; Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>From the Creators [of <em>The Voice<\/em>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Previously most Bibles and biblical reference works were produced by professional scholars writing in academic settings. <strong>The Voice<\/strong> uniquely represents collaboration among scholars, pastors, writers, musicians, poets, and other artists. The goal is to create the finest Bible products to help believers experience the joy and wonder of God\u2019s revelation. This is the first-ever complete New Testament in <strong>The Voice<\/strong> translation. <strong><span style=\"COLOR: #993300\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Writers include Chris Seay, Lauren Winner, Brian McLaren, Greg Garrett, David B. 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