Keith&Co.
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Found criticism of a bible translation.
But it's not The Bible.
It's a devotional. The whole point is NOT to try to speak as kids actually do today.
The goal is actually to try to get people to read the weird, ask themselves, "The fuq i just read?" Then the actual text is provided. This hopefully leads to a curious investigation of the Lord's message.
So, it is not 'Barbara Billingsley renders the Jive Bible for cool cats and playas.' It's more the Barker trying to get you into the sideshow tent, where you find that it's a tent revival. No two-headed pigs, no three-breasted strippers, and certainly no verses about anyone with lovers hung like mules.
Looks like an interesting idea, but i would rather see The Brick Testament for displaying what the Elizabeth translators are talking about.
But it's not The Bible.
It's a devotional. The whole point is NOT to try to speak as kids actually do today.
The goal is actually to try to get people to read the weird, ask themselves, "The fuq i just read?" Then the actual text is provided. This hopefully leads to a curious investigation of the Lord's message.
So, it is not 'Barbara Billingsley renders the Jive Bible for cool cats and playas.' It's more the Barker trying to get you into the sideshow tent, where you find that it's a tent revival. No two-headed pigs, no three-breasted strippers, and certainly no verses about anyone with lovers hung like mules.
Looks like an interesting idea, but i would rather see The Brick Testament for displaying what the Elizabeth translators are talking about.