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Half done paraphrasing
the Old Testament
THE TITLE IS THE STORY. I’m deep into my paraphrase of the Bible. The New Testament is written. This morning I did the math for my agent. He wanted to know how far I had gotten into the marathon …
Isaiah, in Bible maps
and casual English
YESTERDAY I FINISHED CREATING 50 BIBLE MAPS FOR ISAIAH. And I wrapped up my first pass at the paraphrase of Isaiah. All 66 chapters. Some beautiful. Some disgusting. I don’t mean to seem …
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Isaiah’s suffering servant
JESUS SHOWS UP 700 years before his birth, in a dramatic prophecy from the Book of Isaiah: Isaiah 53. At least that’s what most Christian scholars seem to say. They say Jesus is the mysterious …
I write easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity.
I write especially for people who aren’t Christians. So, I don’t use words that are common among Christians but foreign to everyone else.
The best compliment I’ve gotten about my writing came from a nonreligious but curious college student whose parents immigrated to California from Vietnam:
“I am grateful that someone out there, who can write simply but not stupidly, took the time to [write this book] for someone like me.”
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The Complete Guide to the Bible, reprinted 40 times and counting, is a reliable, jargon-free handbook for average folks who want to better understand the entire Bible—non-Christian, new Christian, and veteran believers.
Fast-paced writing along with beautifully designed and illustrated pages entice readers into the book and keep them lingering throughout its 525 pages.
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Stephen M. Miller
Award-winning, bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase.His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible.
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Paraphrasing The Casual English Bible
“I nibbled my way into this project, perhaps the same way a lamb nibbles its way into trouble. I started paraphrasing Genesis as a private Bible study experiment. I loved it. So, I didn’t stop.
I write books to help people understand the Bible. I write in simple English—an art I learned as a news journalist. That’s how I’m paraphrasing the Casual English Bible, too. I don’t use Christian buzzwords or Bible scholar jargon. Instead, I use phrases that explain those words. The paraphrase doesn’t sound as familiar to Christians, but it makes better sense to Bible newcomers. At least that’s my hope.
- Fresh Bible translation. Paraphrased into everyday English.
- Notes in plain English. Bible background study notes for each chapter.
- Q&A. Thousands of discussion questions WITH answers.
- Maps. Custom-made for each Bible chapter, many in 3D-style.
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