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. Jordan put it this way in the cotton patch version. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. Includes spitball me, lord, across the home plate of life.
Clarence jordan in 1956 a time when jordan and his followers were in the midst of extreme turmoil and danger. 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. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase.
Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. 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. 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. Jesus doings and the happenings jordan, clarence on. The cotton patch gospel tells the christmas story from the gospel of matthew and luke to the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. The parable of the good samaritan, cotton patch version. And the white church people and sunday school teachers were raising cain, saying, this fellow associates with black people and eats. In this paraphrase of mathews gospel, jerusalem is atlanta, the temple is the first church and dr. Clarence jordan has 21 books on goodreads with 1014 ratings. 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. Luke 15 according to clarence jordan s cotton patch version of luke and acts clinton.
The cotton patch v ersion of paul s epistles, 1968. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live, talking as we talk, working, hurting, praying, bleeding. Cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south. Download cotton patch gospel matthew and john clarence jordans cotton patch gospel book 1 free books. The gospel of matthew and john as it was written in the bible tells the true story of the savior jesus christ who paid the. Now when the days for his arrest approached, he set his heart on going to atlanta. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture.
Promotional text for cotton patch gospel pdf file video. I am calmly, quietly, silently pouring forth my life and bringing forth fruit. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. He now tours his oneman shows to universities and churches. And a woman named martha welcomed him into her house. The parable of the good samaritan, cotton patch version luke 10. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles, 1973. All he lived for was to get a meal from scraps off the rich mans table. Well read the cotton patch gospel of matthew and john a few chapters a week, and then well discuss what weve read in a variety of formats responding here to nopressure questions.
In case you may not know about this work, the text is based on clarence jordans southern fried translation of two of the gospels, the cotton patch gospels of matthew and john. Luke and acts by clarence jordan online at alibris. What if jesus was born 70 years ago in gainesville, georgia. Clarence jordan tells the koinonia story audio only. Ciaphus is the executive board director of the believe in the bible society. Dont you see that god is not working himself into a frenzy in me. The cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles. The cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new. The christmas story from the gospels of luke and matthew. Clarence jordans most popular book is the cotton patch version of matthew and john.
A poor man named lazarus, covered with sores, had been dumped on his doorstep. His ability to move the social setting from israel to georgia, from first century palestine to the u. Cotton patch gospel christmas story clarence jordan. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. With high energy and loads of laughs, the gospel message is presented in a way that is irresistible.
Jordan has written several versions of the gospel including the cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts, the cotton patch version of hebrews and general epistles, and the cotton patch version of matthew and john, upon which cotton patch gospel is based. It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia. Cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence. A map and list of the places in cotton patch gospel new georgia encyclopedia. Essentially a one man show with a cast of four musicians fleshing out. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. 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. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. 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 cotton patch version of matthew and john, 1970. Cotton patch gospel study the cotton patch gospels of. Jordans cotton patch version of the gospels offers a chance to see jesus teachings at work in our current world. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Master storyteller bruce kuhn brings the gospel of luke. Luke and acts by clarence jordan, 9781573124232, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Luke and acts and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Bethlehem becomes gainesville, georgia, nazareth valdosta, and jerusalem atlanta. 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. Luke 15 according to clarence jordans cotton patch version of luke and acts clinton. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The gospel of luke is the story of jesus, memorized word for word from the king james version of the bible and told with the passion and surprise of an. Top clarence jordan brought the scriptures to life with his southern translations of the new testament, his poignant sermons, and his inspired and insightful interpretation of the sermon on the mount and what it means to christians today. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Now all the niggerlovers and black people were gathering around him to listen. 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. Good samaritan story from the cotton patch gospel youtube.
Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. And she went up to him and said, lord, do you not care that my sister has. The cotton patch version of luke and acts by clarence jordan. And then one of his followers in the second book of the happenings goes bout and preaches desegregation, for the gospel came to all, whether white or black. The webs largest and most comprehensive scripts resource. Pdf download exploring the gospel of luke john phillips commentary series the john phillips download online. He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. Jonathan aragon, first baptist church, duncanville, texas cotton patch gospel was the best play i have ever directed.
Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, and washington, d. A filmed stageplay recounting the story of jesus as set in modern day georgia with music and reverent humor added. Books by clarence jordan author of the cotton patch. 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. Looking for the scripts matching cotton patch gospel. 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 united states south. I have hard copies of these cotton patch gospels, and bought them again to put on my kindle. Shortly afterwards a white gospel song leader came down the road, and when he saw what had happened, he too stepped on the gas.
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