尤金·毕德生

尤金·H·毕德生（Eugene H. Peterson，10月22日）是美国更正教神学家和牧者。他的著作多达三十本，当中包括金牌书籍奖（Gold Medallion Book Award）得奖名作《信息本圣经》（The Message）。此翻译以意译为主，着重把圣经用当代美式英文生动地表达当中意思。

**生平**
毕德生于1932年11月6日出生于华盛顿州斯坦伍德，后在蒙大拿州卡利斯佩尔成长。他于西雅图太平洋大学完成哲学文学学士学位、在纽约神学院完成神圣神学学士学位、又在约翰斯·霍普金斯大学完成闪米语硕士学位。
他拥有多个荣誉博士学位。他于1962年在马里兰州 贝莱尔创立了基督我王长老教会。他在此教会当年29年主任牧师，直至退休。他后于1992至1998年期间在维真神学院当雅各·M·候士顿灵性神学教授（James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology）。

**争议**
毕德生曾发表有关同性恋的言论备受争议。他于2017年7月12日在《 宗教新闻服务社 date=20201007164240 》（Religion News Service）支持同性婚姻，此与他的宗派美国长老教会立场一致。后来，他澄清相关立场：
「最近有记者询问我对同性恋和同性婚姻的看法有否改变，我假设此问题是基于我以前是美国长老教会的牧者，而此宗派最近支持同性恋及允许神职人员主持同性婚礼。我已退休了将近25年，我承认我跟记者说『我没有许多相关经验。』再澄清一下，我支持圣经的婚姻观：一男一女的结合。我支持一切圣经的价值。」

**死亡**
毕德生于2018年10月8日因身体状况突然恶化而被送往医院。他的儿子艾瑞克·毕德生在电邮中提及是因发炎引起。由2017年开始，毕德生出版了他的最后一本书《翠鸟着火》已甚少出席公共场合。此时段刚巧与同性恋争议的同期发生。在毕德生快要过身的日子，他的家人提到：「那时（即他最后的日子），他显然在思考地上与天堂之间那狭窄又神圣的空间。我们听到他在跟别人说话、似是有人在迎接他到乐园。还有一、两次他重拾他灵恩派的习惯、说起方言来。」可见毕德生死前的日子充满「喜乐与微笑」。
毕德生经过一星期的住院，在2018年10月22日死于心脏衰竭，享年85岁。

**《信息本圣经》**
《信息本圣经》可算是毕德生最有名的著作。此翻译的原意是要为现代的读者提供更浅白易明的版本、更明白原文的含意。
「当大数的保罗写信给别人，大多数人能即时明白他的意思。又如先知以赛亚讲道时，我不相信人们会到图书馆查考他的意思。此正是我翻译的原则---我由新约圣经的希腊文开始。此语言深奥，文法又参差不齐又难懂。我尝试写了页、想像加拉太人听起来的样子。」

**部份著作**
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society (1980)
*Run With the Horses: The Quest for Life at its Best (InterVarsity Press, November 1983)
*Traveling Light: Modern Meditations on St. Paul's Letter of Freedom (Helmers & Howard Publishing, 1988)
*Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination (HarperCollins Publishers, 1988)
*Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer (Harper San Francisco, 1991 reprint)
*Where Your Treasure Is: Psalms that Summon You from Self to Community (Wm. B. Eerdman, 1993)
*Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1994)
*Subversive Spirituality (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1994, reprinted in 1997 and 2006)
*Take and Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated List (Eerdmans-Regent College Publishing, 1996)
*Leap Over a Wall: Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians (HarperCollins Canada / Religious, 1997)
*1 and 2 Samuel - Westminster Bible Companion (Westminster John Knox Press, 1999)
*The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends (Zondervan, 2001) 
*The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002)
*The Christmas Troll (Navpress Publishing Group, 2005) 
*Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in an Everyday Life (Navpress Publishing Group, 2006)
*The Pastor: A Memoir (HarperOne, 2011)
*As Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God (WaterBrook, May 2017)
*Every Step an Arrival: A 90-Day Devotional for Exploring God's Word (WaterBrook, Oct. 2018)

**教牧学**
Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980) 
*Working The Angles: The Shape Of Pastoral Integrity (Wm. B. Eerdmans, May 1987)
*The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1989)
*Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1992)
*The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call (co-authored with Marva Dawn) (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2000)

**祈祷书籍**
Praying with Jesus: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words and Actions of Jesus (Harper San Francisco, 1993) ISBN 0-06-066566-1 ISBN 978-0060665661
*Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words of David (Harper San Francisco, 1993) ISBN 0-06-066567-X ISBN 978-0060665678
*Praying with Moses: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Moses (Harper San Francisco, 1994) ISBN 0-06-066518-1 ISBN 978-0060665180
*Praying with the Early Christians: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of the Early Christians (Harper San Francisco, 1994) ISBN 0-06-066517-3 ISBN 978-0060665173
*Praying with Paul: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Paul (Harper San Francisco, 1995) ISBN 0-06-066433-9 ISBN 978-0060664336
*Praying with the Prophets: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of the Prophets (Harper San Francisco, 1995) ISBN 0-06-066431-2 ISBN 978-0060664312

**灵修神学**
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2005)
*Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2006)
*The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2007)
*Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2008)
*Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2010)

**参考书目**

**外部连结**
尤金·H·毕德生的书籍和录音 date=20191111162309