He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular. Jessica asbell is the minister to children and families at first baptist roswell, where she has been serving since 2012. It is based on clarence jordans book the cotton patch version of matthew and john and was written by tom key and russell treyz, with music and lyrics by harry chapin. Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written. Not only his academic study, but also his smalltown background and experiences in establishing the interracial koinonia farm in the 1940s shaped his ability to hear the parables in the cotton patch. The cotton patch gospel matthew and john new books in. 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.
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. 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. Clarence jordans cotton patch gospel uses southern dialect, humor, and a keen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cotton patch gospel. 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. 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 cotton patch gospel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Hearing parables in the cotton patch clarence jordan 19121969 was an unusually able interpreter of jesus parables. Originally published separately in 4 vols the cotton patch version of matthew and john, 1970. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to a blackwhite.
Clarence jordan gives us a fresh, modern look at the new testament, answering the question. 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. 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. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence. In gainesville, georgia, the replied, because theres a bible prophecy which says. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. It moves the story of jesus from israel to the american south and retells the story in the southern vernacular, but it still tells the gospel story and it does so. 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. Cpvnt suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. 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. Buy the cotton patch gospel complete collection by clarence. The cotton patch version of luke and acts by clarence jordan. 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 cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the.
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. 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. 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 of the mid20th century south. Cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings. 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. Gainsville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. As a southern baptist fundamentalist, i dont generally like people fooling around with the gospel im a kjvonly kind of guy but i think cotton patch gospel is just fantastic. Rosedale bible college presents cotton patch gospel. To say that the cotton patch version translates the bible freely would be an understatement.
Basis, clarence jordans translation of the gospels of matthew and john,the cotton patch version of matthew and john. Luke and acts clarence jordans cotton patch gospel book 2 kindle edition by jordan, clarence. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. For the first time ever, all four books are available in one hardback volume.
Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. These biblical characters failed in many ways, yet what sustained and anchored them was the grace and providence of god working in and through themnot as a. Buy a cheap copy of cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence jordan. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. 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. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language 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. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington d. An overview of clarence jordans cotton patch version of the parts of the new testament. As this gospel begins, they sing that somethins abrewin in gainesville. Download cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. The rephrasing of well known scripture into the context and colloquial.
What would the gospels and the apostolic letters be like if they. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. The cotton patch gospel is a retelling of the new testament by clarence jordan. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase. Apr 5, 2012 more than a translation, the cotton patch gospel continues to make clear the startling relevance of scripture for today. 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. Hearing parables in the cotton patch baylor university. Cotton patch gospel stays close to the account in matthew, even as it adapts it to a sharecropper setting. Cotton patch gospel christmas story clarence jordan. Grace, indeed, is the theme as the authors of old men of the bible wade through the sketchy stories of the great patriarchs, from adam to the apostle paul.
Click download or read online button to get the cotton patch gospel book now. One day a teacher of an adult bible class got up and tested him with this question. Herod is the mayor of atlanta and, inevitably, christ is. Cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan, the story retells the life of jesus as if. 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. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live, talking as we talk, working, hurting, praying, bleeding. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981.
Cot ton patch gos pel book tom key rus sell treyz muc sind a lyr ics harry chapin orig i nally con ceived and per formed as a oneman play by tom key. Click download or read online button to get cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles book now. The cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new. It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles, 1973. Luke and acts clarence jordans cotton patch gospel book 2. Now for the first time collected in a single, hardcover volume, this edition comes complete with a new introduction by president jimmy carter, a foreword by will d. Cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence.