尤金·毕德生

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尤金·H·毕德生（Eugene H. Peterson，1932年11月6日－2018年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》（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。”

## 部分著作

- 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)