It was not a complete bible, but a collection of old and new testament stories. At the time of his death, in october, 1969, clarence jordan had completed translating, and had polished for publication, the gospel of matthew, and the first eight chapters of the gospel of john. Download the cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles pdf free. Reynolds prices rendering of several books of the new testament. Introduction to the cotton patch version of matthew and john.
Jul 12, 2010 inspired by clarence jordans cotton patch version of lukeacts, jesus doings and happenings, perhaps the parable of the good samaritan would go something like this continue reading posted in sermons tagged cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings, east hartford samaritan, good samaritan, luke 10. In the cotton patch versions of the new testament, jesus was wrapped in a blanket and placed in an apple crate at his birth, lynched in leesburg, georgia and greets his disciples with a howdy when he emerges from his tomb on easter. He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. Robert cotton mather printed new editions at mirzapur in 1870. Phillips new testament logos bible software forums. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles by jordan, clarence. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. The purpose of the cotton patch approach to the scriptures is to help the modern reader have the same sense of participation in them which the early christians must have had. Based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan, the story retells the life of jesus as if. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer.
His cotton patch sermons were popularized in an offbroadway play, cotton patch gospel. His primary works include the cotton patch version of most of the new testament. The bible was first published in the urdu language in 1843, though the new testament was published by benjamin shultze of the danish mission in 1745. When they had robbed him of his wallet and brandnew suit, they beat him up and drove off. By the time the lighting designers added their piece, the actors picked up on it like it. From the introduction of the cotton patch version of pauls epistles, clarence explains his motivation.
The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. An english bible from 1551 that is either a tyndale or matthew version. By the time the lighting designers added their piece, the actors picked up on it like it was a new vision and the results were amazing. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Here is how you get saved in the cotton patch version. Some may consider this irreverent, but if you can go beyond the words you will experience a new look at the story of jesus christ that will. In 2004 the bible was made available online, but in pdf or image format only, due to the difficulties of typesetting the. Download the cotton patch version of hebrews and the general.
Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general. He started with the king james version and then cut and pasted together his preferred parts of t. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament.
Giving you holy bibles the way they were originally printed. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. For fun, i am writing a brief version of the bible for. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language and. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of the new testament into the language and culture of the midtwentiethcentury south born out of the civil rights struggle, these nowclassic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. Corinthians 2, pauls second letter, in modern english. Koinonia is a winning spelling bee word with georgia connections. Its the kind of production that continues to stir creative ideas in everyone involved, throughout the rehearsal process. Cotton patch version of the new testament text no longer online only available digitally as ebook the new testament in modern english by jb phillips. At the giving of his voice there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the patches of mist to go up from the end of the earth.
Spinning smith the notices of spinning in the bible are confined to exodus 35. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scipture closer to home. Please be advised, that with all ancient texts, one must be careful and view it together with other editionsreprints in case some text is lost or unreadable due to age etcetera. Bill lane doulos does pastoral work with the episcopal. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written by harry chapin and produced by philip m. More than a translation, the cotton patch gospel continues to make cle. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south, bringing the new testament to life in the context of where people actually live today. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century american south. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings.
An integrated digital bible study library including complete notes from the niv study bible and the nkjv macarthur study bible is just a step away. A colloquial translation with a southern accent also known as the cotton patch version of the new testament. Bibles cotton patch version bblx posted in new esword downloads. Suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. Clarence jordan brought the scriptures to life with his southern translations of the new testament, his poignant sermons, and his inspired and insightful. Sep, 2003 here is how you get saved in the cotton patch version. The jefferson bible, 1803, gave us an abridged version of the new testament by thomas jefferson. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. The cotton patch version of the new testament softwarecases. Book 8 pauls second letter to the christians at corinth.
Publication date 1984 topics bible study new testament, biblical studies new testament, religion, bibles todays english, religion biblical studies, bible publisher. Robert cotton mather printed new editions at mirzapur in 1870 revisions were published in 1989, 1998 and 2005. Jordans resetting of the new testament to the deep south in the 1960s, while not. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter c. The cotton patch version of luke and acts it then became much clearer to me that this authortranslator was trying to transplant the scenes of the events described in the new testament to something closer to home for certain readers, apparently his targeted audience namely, into the state of georgia and its surrounds.
Shearing in one piece gave a desirable fleece which was washed first in the brook and later. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and ancient. Clarence jordan, author of the cotton patch new testament translation and founder of the interracial koinonia farm in americus, georgia, was getting a redcarpet tour of another ministers church. Would you still follow a bible that was copy and edited. Despite jordans homespun style in the cotton patch translations, writes joel snider, his translations were based on an extensive knowledge of the original language of the new testament, koine greek. Jan, 2017 the cpv was a unique paraphrase as well as. I just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south. Nov 28, 2011 bibles cotton patch version bblx posted in new esword downloads. The cotton patch gospel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts.
An overview of clarence jordans cotton patch version of the parts of the new testament. Cotton patch gospel romans clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. On the inside, theres a small mesh zipped pocket and pen loop. Bibleworks software for biblical exegesis, research, and.
Inspired by clarence jordans cotton patch version of lukeacts, jesus doings and happenings, perhaps the parable of the good samaritan would go something like this continue reading posted in sermons tagged cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings, east hartford samaritan, good samaritan, luke 10. The parable of the good samaritan, cotton patch version. Gainsville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Jesus parables, or the comparisons in the cotton patch version, held a special interest for jordan. The cotton patch version of the new testament rockhay. Hearing parables in the cotton patch baylor university. This approach is explained in detail in the first volume of this series the cotton patch version of paul s epistles. The cotton patch version is a local dialect version for the southern. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981. Clarence jordan july 29, 1912 october 29, 1969, a farmer and new testament greek scholar, was the founder of koinonia farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest georgia and the author of the cotton patch paraphrase of the new testament. Harry chapin consideredhimself born to write music for cotton patch gospel. The hebrews learned about cotton growing while they were in captivity in persia under king ahasuerus 598536 b.
If there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is a patch of raw flesh in the swelling. What is unique about the cotton patch gospel is that it brings the language, setting, time and place into the midst of the racial tension developing in the south in the 1950s and 1960s. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to a blackwhite rift. Click here for brief introduction to 2 corinthians. A sewnin handle makes this organizer easy to grab and go. The cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. Cotton patch gospel was fun to work on and inspiring to watch. Features include an outside back zipped pocket and 2 front snap pockets and a carabiner hook. The cotton patch approach to the new testament is to allow the same sense of participation in them which the early christians must have had. Jan, 2016 download the cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles pdf free. The distaff however, appears to have been dispensed with, and the term so rendered. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Aug, 2005 i just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. Click on the link below to read or download the scriptures bible. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington d. Cotton patch gospel is based on a 1971 retelling of the gospel of matthew by clarence jordan, with music by singersongwriter harry chapin written. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. As they stepped outside, darkness was falling, and a spotlight shone on a huge cross atop the steeple. The rsv reads white cotton curtains and blue hangings. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles. Download the cotton patch version of hebrews and the. The cotton patch gospel by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of the new testament into the language and culture of the midtwentiethcentury south. This patch contains a script that will cause bw to recompile morphology use databases for tagged greek versions.
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