Cotton patch parables of liberation by clarence jordan. 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. Now all the niggerlovers and black people were gathering around him to listen. 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. A monthlong celebration of his legacy kicks off sept. The measure of a christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love. Rosedale bible college presents cotton patch gospel. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. Cotton patch gospel premiered at the lambs theater in new york city on october 21, 1981. Originally published separately in 4 vols the cotton patch version of matthew and john, 1970. Bethlehem becomes gainesville, georgia, nazareth valdosta, and jerusalem atlanta. 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. Former president jimmy carter tells a related story about jordan in roots in the cotton patch, a collection of talks given at the 2012 clarence jordan symposium we were having a revival at the plains baptist church and just before the sermon began, clarence jordan came in because he was a friend of our revival speaker.
He was an authentic product of the bible belt, of the rural, agrarian heartland, of the peoples. Review the cotton patch bible pauls epistles by clarence jordan. The cotton patch version cpv is a modern version of the holy bible developed by clarence jordan, and published between 1968 and 1973. He was a very brave man and worked hard for civil rights in the south during the 60s, even risking his life. Clarence jordans radical experiment in following jesus.
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. During the 1960s, jordan focused on cotton patch gospel. 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. Cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Recalling clarence jordan, radical disciple huffpost. 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. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Written by tom key and russell treyz, and with music and lyrics by harry chapin, cotton patch gospel adapted clarence jordans cotton patch versions of the gospels of matthew and john for the stage. The cotton patch gospel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl.
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. Clarence jordan, author of the cotton patch new testament translation and founder of the interracial koinonia farm in americus, georgia, was getting a redcarpet tour of another ministers church. The insights of clarence jordan, author of the cotton patch version of the new testament on the parables of jesus. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff during the jimmy carter administration. Clarence jordan 19121969 was a widely admired bible scholar, speaker. 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. One day a teacher of an adult bible class got up and tested him with this question. For example, jesus is born in georgia, the wineskins in matthew 9. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version.
What would the gospels and the apostolic letters be like if they were written today, especially in the vernacular of the american south. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Interested in making the bible more meaningful to people in the racially divided southern us, jordan changed the jewgentile rift to a blackwhite rift. I fell in love with clarence jordans cotton patch version of pauls epistles when i was a teenager. 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 jordan was the wonderful apostle, the exbaptist founder of koinonia farms and habitat for humanity. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture. Symposium to celebrate clarence jordan, koinonia farms.
A scholar in new testament greek, jordan used original greek manuscripts for his translations. Hewn from the massive baptist denomination, known primarily for its conformity to culture, clarence stressed the anticultural, the christtranscending and the christtransforming, aspects of the gospel. Rich in humor and unsparing in their earthiness, clarences translations and lectures explode in our ears the mighty. He translated jew and gentile as white man and negro and the crucifixion as lynching. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes.
What would the gospels and the apostolic letters be like if they. As they stepped outside, darkness was falling, and a spotlight shone on a huge cross atop the. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. Clarence jordan stands among my list of top five christian heroes, but most folks have never heard of him. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live. 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. 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. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The cotton patch version tells of a jesus who was wrapped in a blanket and laid.
He was an authentic product of the bible belt, of the rural, agrarian heartland, of the. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew 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. Born in georgia in 1912, clarence jordan created an interracial christian farming community outside americus, ga called koinonia from the greek word for communion, which is used in acts 2. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan. The cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Clarence jordan, 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. The cotton patch version cpv is a modern translation of the holy bible by clarence jordan published between 1968 and 1973 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. In the 1940s, clarence jordan brought the books of the new testament to life with his unique cotton patch version. Buy a cheap copy of cotton patch version of pauls epistles book by clarence jordan. And the white church people and sunday school teachers were raising cain, saying, this fellow associates with black people and eats. Jordans translations of scripture portions led to the creation of a musical, cotton patch gospel, telling the life of jesus christ. What is the cotton patch version of the bible by clarence.
Recent questions what does it mean to comfort all that mourn in isaiah 61. Cpvnt suggest new tag new testament, paraphrase this is clarence jordans interesting paraphrase of most of the books of the nt. The cotton patch version of hebrews and the general epistles. A more contemporary and very southern translation is the cotton patch bible created by clarence jordan. Luke 15 according to clarence jordans cotton patch version of luke and acts clinton.
Clarence jordan was a strange phenomenon in the history of north american christianity. Clarence jordan gives us a fresh, modern look at the new testament, answering the question. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Cotton patch gospel stays close to the account in matthew, even as it adapts it to a sharecropper setting. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. Dispite the craziness of his translation, i have to say that after reading clarence jordans biography, i have a lot of respect for him. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Hearing parables in the cotton patch clarence jordan 19121969 was an unusually able interpreter of jesus parables. 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. 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 letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer.
He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. 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. Trousdale, who discusses the legacy of christian theologian and koinonia farm founder clarence jordan from the site of the inaugural linda. 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. 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. Buy a cheap copy of the cotton patch version of hebrews and. The event honors the 100th anniversary of clarence and florence jordans birth and the 70th.
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