Encounter the Heart of God The Passion Translation(R) is a modern, easy-to-read Bible translation that unlocks the passion of God's heart and expresses his fiery love-merging emotion and life-changing truth. <br /><br />The Masterpiece Edition of this translation includes 60 inspiring devotions penned by author Cheryl Ricker and breath-taking paintings from the hand of artist Ron DiCianni. This Bible will evoke an overwhelming response in every reader, unfolding the deep mysteries of the Scriptures. <br /><br />If you are hungry for God, The Passion Translation will help you encounter his heart and know him more intimately. Fall in love with God all over again. <br /><br />2020 Edition features:
- Over 500 new footnotes
- Over 500 revised footnotes
- Updated text
- 16 pages of full-colour maps locating and identifying:
- Jesus' birth, early years, ministry, and last days
- major New Testament stories
- every epic journey of the Apostle Paul
- the missions of Philip and Peter
- the early church and seven churches of Revelation
- political background to New Testament events
- the territory of the Roman Empire
- the Holy Land today and in the time of Jesus
<br /><br />Standard features: - In-depth footnotes with insightful study notes, commentary, word studies, cross references, alternate translations
- Introductions and outlines for each book
- Two-column format
- Contemporary font
Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on the altar and wait for your fire to fall upon my heart. Psalm 5:3 All you thirsty ones, come to me! Come to me and drink! Believe in me so that rivers of living water will burst out from within you, flowing from your innermost being just like the Scripture says! <br /><br /> John 7:37-38 I continue to pray for your love to grow and increase more and more until it overflows, bringing you into the rich revelation of spiritual insight in all things. And with this revelation you will come to know God fully as he imparts to you the deepest understanding of his ways. Philippians 1:9
DR. BRIAN SIMMONS is the lead translator of The Passion Translation(R). The Passion Translation (TPT) is a heart-level translation that uses Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts to express God's fiery heart of love to this generation, merging the emotion and life-changing truth of God's Word. The hope for TPT is to trigger inside every reader an overwhelming response to the truth of the Bible and to reveal the deep mysteries of the Scriptures in the love language of God, the language of the heart. Brian is currently translating the Old Testament.
After a dramatic conversion to Christ in 1971, Brian and his wife, Candice, answered the call of God to leave everything behind and become missionaries to unreached peoples. Taking their three children to the tropical rain forest of Central America, they planted churches for many years with the Paya-Kuna people group. Dr. Simmons established leadership for the churches that Jesus birthed, and, having been trained in linguistics and Bible translation principles, assisted with the translation of the Paya-Kuna New Testament.
After their ministry overseas, Brian and Candice returned to North America, where Brian began to passionately work toward helping people encounter the risen Christ. He and his wife planted numerous ministries, including a dynamic church in New England (U.S.). They also established Passion & Fire Ministries, under which they travel full time as Bible teachers in service of local churches throughout the world.
Brian is the author of numerous books, Bible studies, and devotionals that help readers encounter God's heart and experience a deeper revelation of God as our Bridegroom King, including
Throne Room Prayer, The Sacred Journey, Prayers on Fire, The Divine Romance, and
The Vision. Brian and Candice have been married since 1971 and have three children as well as precious grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Their passion is to live as loving examples of a spiritual father and mother to this generation. <p/> CHERYL RICKER is an author, blogger, speaker, and award-winning poet who enjoys all things artsy. She writes supernatural true-life stories that ignite people's passion to pursue God. Cheryl loves to laugh and have heart-to-hearts with her husband and sons in their southeast Minnesota home. <p/> RON DICIANNI is a world-renowned artist who has painted for the Olympics, the Smithsonian, the White House, and some of the world's largest agencies and corporations. Dicanni is a seven-time winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award. He and his wife make their home in southern California.
