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title: "2 Eugene H Peterson Quotes"
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# Eugene H Peterson

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Eugene Hoiland Peterson was an American Mainline Protestant minister, scholar, Presbyterian theologian, author, and poet. He wrote more than 30 books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award–winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, an idiomatic paraphrasing commentary and translation

##  Quotes by Eugene H Peterson

> [“Self is the soul minus God. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-h-peterson-2/self-is-the-soul-minus-god/)

[Eugene H Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-h-peterson-2/)

[Identity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/identity/)

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> [“Though there were auspicious signs that preceded and accompanied his birth, preparing the world for the majestic and kingly, the birth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-h-peterson-2/though-there-were-auspicious-signs-that-preceded-and-accompanied-his/)

[Eugene H Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-h-peterson-2/)

[Religion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/)

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