parable penned by Solomon, but a journey that every longing lover of Jesus will find as his or her very own. In this new Passion TranslationTM, the translator uses the language of the heart based on a passion for love to translate the book from Hebrew to English. This new Passion Translation takes the stories and truths so dear to us and renders them into dynamic prose. Dr. Brian Simmons has previously been involved in the translation project of the Kuna New Testament and has studied linguistics and Bible translation principles through New Tribes Mission. He and his family spent nearly eight years in the tropical rain forest of the Darien Province of Panama as a church planter, translator, and consultant. Afterward, he assisted in planting a thriving church in West Haven, CT—Gateway Christian Fellowship. Dr. Simmons now travels full time as a conference speaker and Bible teacher. Brian has been married for over forty years and boasts regularly of his three children and six grandchildren. He and his wife, Candice, make their home in Wichita, Kansas.

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