Christian Post - In "The Voice," a new translation of the Bible, the name Jesus Christ doesn't appear.
Nor do words such as angel or apostle. Instead, angel is rendered as "messenger" and apostle as "emissary." Jesus Christ is "Jesus the Anointed One" or the "liberating king."
That's a more accurate translation for modern American readers, said David Capes, lead scholar for "The Voice," a complete edition released by publishing company Thomas Nelson. Capes says that many people, even those who've gone to church for years, don't realize that the word "Christ" is a title.
"They think that Jesus is his first name and Christ is his last name," says Capes, who teaches the New Testament at Houston Baptist University in Texas.
Seven years in the making, "The Voice" is the latest entry into the crowded field of English Bible translations.
Unlike the updated New International Version or the Common English Bible -- both released last year -- much of "The Voice" is formatted like a screenplay or novel.
"I hope we get people to see the Bible -- not as an ancient text that's worn out -- but as a story that they participate in and find their lives in," Capes said.
The title for "The Voice" came from the New Testament Gospel of John and from the Greek word logos. It's usually translated as "word" in verses such as John 1:1, which reads: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God," in the New International Version, one of the most popular English translations.
In "The Voice," that passage reads: "Before time itself was measured, the Voice was speaking. The Voice was and is God." Frank Couch, the executive editor and publisher of "The Voice," said that translation better captures what logos means.
Here's what we say, maybe this better captures what the Lord said:
Revelation 22:8
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book
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