Dr. Tremper Longman tells you what's up with The Passion Translation. My name is Mike Winger and this is my "Passion Project". A project where I've hired a number of scholars to do reviews of different books Brian Simmons' seriously flawed Bible version. Scroll down for the links you are looking for!
0:00 The glorious intro
1:50 The reviewer’s credentials
3:30 Is it honest to call TPT a “translation”?
5:45 Dr. Longman’s BIGGEST issue with TPT’s Song of Songs?
8:19 How big of a deal is this really?
10:01 Simmons is wrong about church history.
16:25 Simmons blames DEMONS for people not agreeing with him.
18:57 How much alteration is taking place in TPT’s Song of Songs?
20:01 Is Dr. Longman bothered by translations that aren’t word for word?
20:51 Does Brian Simmons mislead people about The Passion Translation?
22:20 How Brian Simmons uses the etymological fallacy to translate.
25:00 An example of Simmons adding words to the text.
26:52 Simmons’ use of homonyms is unjustified and misleading.
29:34 How you CAN see Christ in the Song of Songs without altering the text.
30:25 How Simmons misuses the Greek Septuagint and Aramaic.
33:36 Footnotes in TPT may mislead people about scholars.
35:31 Should we trust Simmons’ wild claims?
38:47 Factual error #1 – En Gedi means goat, not lamb.
41:15 Factual error #2 – Sharon does not mean “his song”.
44:32 Factual error #3 – Seal does not mean “prison cell”.
46:50 Where does Dr. Longman think Simmons is getting this stuff from?
48:01 How the way TPT was made is different than how most translations are made.
50:52 What degree qualifications does Brian Simmons have?
51:43 Are people opposed to TPT just spiritually dead religious scholars?
52:55 Are most translations bad?
53:56 Should TPT be in churches, bookstores and Bible apps?
55:21 Do you have anything NICE to say about Song of Songs in TPT?
55:44 A deceptive quote from Simmons’ web site.
56:21 Bill Johnson’s endorsement of The Passion Translation
56:54 A misleading quote from the 2020 edition of TPT
57:28 What Dr. Longman would say to a Christian who loves The Passion Translation
58:19 My FAVORITE part of Dr. Longman’s review!
58:55 What you can expect from my Passion Project.
59:22 Special “cameo” from Brian Simmons
Here's the spot on my web site where you can find EVERY paper and video interview in my Passion Project (it's all free and more will be uploaded whenever they become available) [ Ссылка ]
You can have your own PDF copy of Dr. Longman's paper for free right here [ Ссылка ]
This is the playlist where I will eventually upload all the interviews as they become available. There should be 5 coming over the next couple months and I hope to eventually add more as I'm able to get more scholars involved in the project. [ Ссылка ]
I want to give thanks to those who have donated to this ministry to not only enable me to continue teaching regularly online but to go above and beyond by doing this special project and to make everything I do totally free.
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