Because of traditional rendering of Scripture, most people think the Bible isn’t worth the read, because it’s too difficult to understand. You’ll find The Discussion Bible verses easy to read, and with the help of so many discussion questions, possible to understand and apply to everyday life.

Like all translations from one language to another, the biblical text is an interpretation of what the writers might have said if they were speaking to today’s audience in English. A word-for-word translation is awkward, if not meaningless. For example, consider Hebrews 12:1 from the Hoffnung für Alle German Bible: Da wir nun so viele Zeugen des Glaubens um uns haben, lasst uns alles ablegen, was uns in dem Wettkampf behindert, den wir begonnen haben – auch die Sünde, die uns immer wieder fesseln will. Mit Ausdauer wollen wir auch noch das letzte Stück bis zum Ziel durchhalten. In word-for-word translation to English: Since we now so many witnesses of faith around us have, let us all discard what us in that competition hindered that we begun have—also the sin that us always again bind want. With persistence want we even yet the last piece to the goal through hold.

The Discussion Bible offers tens of thousands of questions you never thought to ask but are essential to encourage personal insight and group discussion. There is no “answer book,” because most of the questions have no right-or-wrong answer. When students think there’s one right answer, they’re reluctant to say anything. These questions are open for people to freely speak their minds without fear of being wrong.

After more than thirty years and countless hours, Frank Ball’s first draft of The Discussion Bible in both print and ebook formats is now available on Amazon. In print, we have almost a million words that requires a lot of paper, making publication necessary in three volumes. Since the ebook isn’t overwhelmed by word count, it’s easily affordable for anyone with a Kindle reader on their cell phone, notebook, or computer.

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