Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to. 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. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. From the introduction of the cotton patch version of pauls epistles, clarence explains his motivation. Most have been done by people from the sacred name movement. Buy a cheap copy of the cotton patch version of hebrews and. As for ebonics, there was a translation of the gospels and parts of the old testament called the black bible chronicles. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington d.
There is the cotton patch bible by clarence jordan that sets the new testament in rural georgia. 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. The cotton patch bibles cotton patch version bblx posted in new esword downloads. 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.
Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Bill lane doulos, friend and disciple of jordan, provides an appropriate framework for material gathered from jordans writings, lectures, and recordings and. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. The cotton patch version was written by a man named clarence jordan. Many of the excerpts in this paperback are from jordans sermons and translations of scripture his cotton patch version of the new testament.
Any sin and disgrace will be forgiven men except the. Cotton patch version cpv 1968, based on american ideas and southern us culture, only contains pauls writings. 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. Modernists who deny the virgin birth are quoted by jehovahs witnesses because both deny the deity of christ. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and. Read more in this modern day translation of paul message, his letters are taken out of the study and stainedglass sanctuary and placed under gods skies where people toil, laugh, cry and wonder. 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 version of the new testament softwarecases. Including the gospel of matthew except for the begat verses and the first eight chapters of the gospel of john new york. These sacred name bibles were all done with the specific aim of carrying into english the actual name of god as they were in the originals. I arrived in louisville in the summer of 1935 to begin in september of that year my work in the seminary as an instructor in new testament interpretation, my. Introduction to the cotton patch version of matthew and john. Clarence jordan, the cotton patch version of matthew and john. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles clarence jordan arrived in louisville in the fall of 1933 to enter the southern baptist theological seminary as a student.
A very interesting modern version is a translation by clarence jordan published as the cotton patch version in 19681973. Todays reflection on the beatitudes come from the cotton patch version of the new testament. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to a blackwhite rift. By the time he died six years later, he had managed to complete the gospels of matthew and luke, the acts of the apostles. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. 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. 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. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles english and ancient.
New world translation moffatt, james goodspeed, edgar smith, j. Aug, 2005 i just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. Clarence jordan, the cotton patch version of pauls epistles new york. Clarence jordan 19121969, a farmer and new testament greek scholar, was the author of the cotton patch versions of the new testament and the founder of koinonia farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest georgia. The cotton patch version is an example of a cultural translation in which a story is moved from one cultural context to another.
Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Jesus parables, or the comparisons in the cotton patch version, held a special interest for jordan. An overview of clarence jordans cotton patch version of the parts of the new testament. Preachers do this all the time, but translators do so much more rarely.
Cotton patch parables of liberation by clarence jordan. In the united states, 55% of survey respondents who read the bible reported using the king james version in 2014, followed by 19% for the new international version, with other. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan. For example, here is jordans translation of 2 corinthians. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles by clarence. Many attempts have been made to translate the bible into late modern c. 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.
Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. Here jesus is fully human and speaking in terms that everyone can understand. Cotton patch version of the new testament, the textus. Hearing parables in the cotton patch baylor university. The cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Roots in the cotton patch, volume 1 contains symposium presentations addressing clarences influence as a. The revised english bible is a 1989 revision of the new english bible, which was at the time of its publication 1970 for the complete bible, 1961 for the new testament a popular bible translation in england. 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.
The revised english bible uses genderneutral language, while the new english bible does not. The bible, chapter and every other verse the new york times. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language and. Todays new international version an inclusive revision of the niv. But today, i want to introduce you to a lesserknown translation. What is the cotton patch version of the bible by clarence. 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. 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. In the 1940s, clarence jordan brought the books of the new testament to life with his unique cotton patch version. Tischendorfs 8th edition greek new testament with morphologica. Cotton patch version 1968, 1969, 19 puts the gospel story in a twentieth century setting. The cotton patch version is a local dialect version for the southern. Clarence jordan by clarence jordan, joyce hollyday.
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. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. The major differences between the revised english bible and the new english bible are. This was translated from the greek by clarence jordan, who decided not only to replace ancient ways of speaking with modern ones, but to replace items of ancient culture with items familiar to modern men. The cotton patch version, written by clarence jordan, a farmer, new testament scholar and. A scholar in new testament greek, jordan used original greek manuscripts for his translations. Cotton patch version i just found a website where the cotton patch version cpv of the new testament is available for free download. Cpvnt suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. Jan 18, 2009 todays reflection on the beatitudes come from the cotton patch version of the new testament. Nov 06, 2005 he cited the cotton patch version of the new testament, created about 50 years ago by clarence jordan, a georgia evangelist who recast much of the life of jesus from the land of david to the.
He cited the cotton patch version of the new testament, created about 50 years ago by clarence jordan, a georgia evangelist who recast much of the life of. The cotton patch version of the new testament rockhay. The cotton patch version is a very colloquial, southern translation. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence. 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. The insights of clarence jordan, author of the cotton patch version of the new testament on the parables of jesus. At the other extreme are absurdly dynamic translations, such as the cottonpatch version cpv. 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. Bill lane doulos, friend and disciple of jordan, provides an appropriate framework for material gathered from jordans writings, lectures, and recordings and contributes additional observations. Modern english bible translations religionwiki fandom. 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. 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.
Have there ever been translations of the bible, old or new. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles. 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. Jan, 2017 the cpv was a unique paraphrase as well as. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence jordan. 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. A colloquial translation with a southern accent also known as the cotton patch version of the new testament. This approach is explained in detail in the first volume of this series the cotton patch version of paul s epistles.
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