The Passion Translation is not a real translation — scholars hired by Winger unanimously agree it contains fabrications and mistakes, not genuine Hebrew/Greek insights.

Winger says he hired multiple scholars to review the Passion Translation. Tremper Longman (translator of Song of Songs for NLT) is one reviewer. All scholars agree it is not a translation; the claimed Hebrew/Greek insights are actually mistakes and fabrications. Brian Simmons, the author, is described as lacking proper translation credentials.