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. Todays reflection on the beatitudes come from the cotton patch version of the new testament. The cotton patch version of the new testament softwarecases. Aug, 2005 i just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. Cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence. List of bibles linked to a bio on that bible if available and possibly the translator also.
The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south. 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 many false bible versions since 1881 on the market today three different lists. The cotton patch version was written by a man named clarence jordan living in the deep south of georgia during world war 2, jordan cofounded a small religious community called koinonia farm koinonia meaning communion or fellowship and was later instrumental in the founding of habitat for h.
Clarence jordan arrived in louisville in the fall of 1933 to enter the southern baptist theological seminary as a student. Cotton patch gospel was fun to work on and inspiring to watch. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. 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. This is the official, updated and latest version of jonathan mitche. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. Here is how you get saved in the cotton patch version.
Though certainly not to be recommended for study, the cotton patch version can often get the message across to you like nothing else can. The cotton patch version is an example of a cultural translation in which a story is moved from one cultural context to another. 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. A scholar in new testament greek, jordan used original greek manuscripts for his translations. Clarence jordan made his translations out of a nagging concern that other editions of the new testament did not mean very much to late 20th century americans. The cotton patch version of the new testament by 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. Nov 28, 2011 bibles cotton patch version bblx posted in new esword downloads. 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. Jan, 2017 the cpv was a unique paraphrase as well as. Though less widely known than the other gospel musicals of its era godspell and jesus christ, superstar, cotton patch gospel is an underappreciated gem of musical theater. 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. Essentially a one man show with a cast of four musicians fleshing out many of the biblical characters.
Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. By the time the lighting designers added their piece, the actors picked up on it like it. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981. No one knows the son except the father, and no one knows. Clarence jordan, a southern baptist minister, published four books where he translated the new testament into colloquial southern language. There is the cotton patch bible by clarence jordan that sets the new testament in rural georgia. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and ancient. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles. The cotton patch approach to the new testament is to allow the same.
Virginia repertory theatres cotton patch gospel, a country, bluegrass musical adaptation of the new testament, at hanover tavern. Bibles cotton patch version bblx new esword downloads. The cotton patch version cpv is a modern version of the holy bible developed by clarence jordan, and published between 1968 and 1973. The cpv was a unique paraphrase as well as transculturation of the new testament.
The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington d. Writing the cotton patch bible influenced jordan himself, downing suggests. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. As jordan once wrote, while there have been many excellent translations of the. What is the cotton patch version of the bible by clarence. The authorized king james version of 1611 was sporadically altered until 1769, but was not thoroughly updated until the creation of the revised version in 1885. 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.
Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. The cotton patch v ersion of paul s epistles, 1968. From the introduction of the cotton patch version of pauls epistles. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence. 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 wessex gospels were the first translation of the four gospels in english without accompanying latin text. The cotton patch version of matthew and john and with a. A filmed stageplay recounting the story of jesus as set in modern day georgia with music and reverent humor added. Coptic version of the new testament cvnt 1898, based on translations from northern egypt. Cotton patch gospel, a new musical with songs by the late harry chapin, is a downhome retelling of the new testament, a kind of crackerbarrel turnabout of.
Get moving, and take your wife and baby and highball it to mexico matthew 2. Cotton patch gospel romans clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language and. During the 1960s, jordan focused on cotton patch gospel. The cotton patch version of the new testament rockhay. The story of jesus is transferred to 20th century jordan in this version featuring the music of harry chapin and text from clarence jordans nt translation. Jonathan mitchells new testament es1 by jonathan mitchell new testament, theology and 3 more. What is the cotton patch version of the bible by 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.
Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence jordan. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington d. Cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence jordan. Preachers do this all the time, but translators do so much more rarely. New testament, religion, bibles todays english, religion biblical studies, bible publisher. Cotton patch version cpv 1968, based on american ideas and southern us culture, only contains pauls writings. It takes place in the united states in the south, and new objects and place names are all substituted in place of the biblical ones. Jordans cotton patch version of the gospels offers a chance to see jesus teachings at work in our current world. 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.
Clarence jordans radical experiment in following jesus. A colloquial translation with a southern accent also known as the cotton patch version of the new testament. Cotton patch version i just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. Its the kind of production that continues to stir creative ideas in everyone involved, throughout the rehearsal process. New authorized version 2007 study new testament for lesbian, gays, bi, and transgender ann nyland. 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.
It took a new testament scholar and georgia peanut farmer named clarence jordan to make familiar bible stories new and fresh. 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. Jordan, equipped with an undergraduate degree in agriculture from auburn university and a phd in new testament greek, established koinonia, an interracial christian farming community near americus. The cotton patch version was written by a man named clarence jordan. As for ebonics, there was a translation of the gospels and parts of the old testament called the black bible chronicles.
In the 1940s, clarence jordan brought the books of the new testament to life with his unique cotton patch version. When they had robbed him of his wallet and brandnew suit, they beat him up and drove off in his car, leaving him unconscious on the shoulder of the highway. This approach is explained in detail in the first volume of this series the cotton patch version of paul s epistles. 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. Clarence jordan had explored the same idea in his cotton patch paraphrases of the new testament. Jesus parables, or the comparisons in the cotton patch version, held a special interest for jordan. The cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles. Dec 21, 2016 there is the cotton patch bible by clarence jordan that sets the new testament in rural georgia.
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. Cpvnt suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. With tom key, scott ainslie, pete corum, jim lauderdale. Oct 22, 1981 cotton patch gospel, a new musical with songs by the late harry chapin, is a downhome retelling of the new testament, a kind of crackerbarrel turnabout of alec mccowens st. His ability to move the social setting from israel to georgia, from first century palestine to the u. 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. This greatest story ever retold is based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan in which the gospel is presented in a setting of rural georgia with country music songs, the final and perhaps best work of harry chapin. What is the good news bible gnb todays english version tev. Jan 18, 2009 todays reflection on the beatitudes come from the cotton patch version of the new testament. Suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington, d. Apr 12, 2018 as a new testament professor, i have often made use of jordans cotton patch translations, not least his hilarious version of the angels speech to joseph and mary.
Have there ever been translations of the bible, old or new. The cotton patch version of the new testament introduction by edward a. He translated jew and gentile as white man and negro and the crucifixion as lynching. Based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan, the story retells the life of jesus as if. The cotton patch version of luke and acts by clarence jordan.
Living in the deep south of georgia during world war 2, jordan cofounded a small religious community called koinonia farm koinonia meaning communion or fellowship and was later. Buy the cotton patch version of pauls epistles by clarence jordan online at alibris. Sep 08, 2014 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. I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. 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. 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. The music and lyrics were completed by folk singer harry chapin shortly before. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles, 1973. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to a blackwhite rift.
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