The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. A very interesting modern version is a translation by clarence jordan published as the cotton patch version in 19681973. The cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles by clarence. He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. Jesus doings and the happenings jordan, clarence on. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson.
Posted in sermons tagged cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings, east hartford samaritan, good samaritan, luke 10. The substance of faith and other cotton patch sermons by clarence jordan. Cotton patch gospel originator of cotton patch gospel recreates beginning as solo performance in 1979, tom key was wondering what he would do next after a successful national tour of his oneman play c. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. Buy the cotton patch version of pauls epistles by clarence jordan online at alibris. Find 1 listings related to cotton patch in brookhaven on. Review by john miller, neffsville mennonite church, lancaster, pa.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular. Cotten patch bible lukeacts jesus doings and happenings. Lewis on stage when he spotted a postcard advertising british actor, alec mcgowens presentation of saint marks gospel. The most common bible verse fabric material is cotton. Classifying cotton patch version and similar renderings as. 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. About 10 years after the death of christ, king herod agrippa 1 had the apostle james beheaded and put peter in prison.
The cotton patch version of luke and acts by clarence jordan. Acts 1216 new international version niv peters miraculous escape from prison. Clarence jordan gives us a fresh, modern look at the new testament, answering the question. Posted in sermons tagged cotten patch bible luke acts jesus doings and happenings, east hartford samaritan, good samaritan, luke 10. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia.
Now an angel of the lord said to philip, rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from jerusalem to gaza. I have been having an intriguing time this winter studying the commercial versions, from an early 1950s release called day of triumph to jesus of montreal as part of my doctor of ministry study of images of. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south. Broadway actor bruce kuhn in cotton patch gospel youtube. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live, talking as we talk, working, hurting, praying, bleeding. 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. Promotional text for cotton patch gospel pdf file video. The audiences were very responsive and affirmative. Those who never heard clarence jordan speak will welcome the opportunity to get to know him through his.
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. He called this translation for the ordinary reader a cotton patch version, and he. Clarence jordan and the cotton patch gospels society of biblical. The actors, musicians and audience had a wonderful time with cotton patch gospel. Bibles cotton patch version bblx posted in new esword downloads. 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. Gainsville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible.
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. When peter knocked on the door where christians assembled, rhoda was so excited to tell the others that peter was free that she forgot to let him inside story line. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Return to sbl forum archive rewriting the cultural myths.
Luke 15 according to clarence jordans cotton patch version of luke and acts clinton. One day a teacher of an adult bible class got up and tested him with this. Now all the niggerlovers and black people were gathering around him to listen. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase. We used an ensemble of 12, plus one actor for the role of jesus, and a bluegrass band of 6. Now when jesus learned that john had been arrested, he set out for south georgia. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into. After this, jesus was spiritually invigorated and returned to south georgia. The latin vulgate translation was dominant in western christianity through the middle ages. Tom key talks about cotton patch gospel wmv movie file. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981.
Virginia repertory theatres cotton patch gospel, a country, bluegrass musical adaptation of the. A map and list of the places in cotton patch gospel new georgia encyclopedia. Paul, a servant of christ jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of god, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his son, who was descended from david according to the flesh and was declared to be the son of god in power according to the spirit of holiness by his resurrection. Rather, when you go to church, act perfectly normal so as not to give the. One day a teacher of an adult bible class got up and tested him with this question. Author of clarence jordans cotton patch gospel, the cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles, cotton patch version of luke and acts, the cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of matthew and john, the substance of faith, sermon on the mount koinonia publication, practical religion. Acts 15, new international version niv the bible app. Clarence jordan was a white southerner who became so profoundly concerned about the ordinary reader of the new testament gospels that, thirteen years before the beginning of the civil rights movement, he established an interracial farm in southwest georgia. After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldi. Luke and acts by clarence jordan online at alibris. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about bible verse fabric.
The cotton patch 108 w ogeechee st, sylvania, georgia 30467 rated 4. The cotton patch version of the new testament softwarecases. A clip of broadway actor bruce kuhn in his oneman version of cotton patch gospel. 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. And the white church people and sunday school teachers were raising cain, saying, this fellow associates with black people and eats. Cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence. If our esword and mysword modules have blessed you, please consider a small donation. Buy a cheap copy of cotton patch version of luke and acts book by clarence jordan. 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. Since then, the bible has been translated into many more languages. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. The cotton patch version of the new testament rockhay. This happened during the festival of unleavened bread. Cotton patch would be fun for a church or youth group to see as part of a lenten or summer series of films on the life of christ.
Music and lyrics are by grammy award winner harry chapin cats in the cradle. English bible translations also have a rich and varied history of more than a millennium. Your donation pays only for dedicated server hosting, bandwidth, software licenses, and capital equipment scanners, ocr equipment, etc. 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. 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.
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