{"product_id":"cotton-patch-gospel-the-complete-collection","title":"Cotton Patch Gospel: The Complete Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore it was a book, \u003cem\u003eThe Cotton Patch Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e was a conversation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cotton Patch Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e grew out of decades of Clarence Jordan's preaching, teaching, and translation of the New Testament from its original Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he spoke in churches, conferences, and community gatherings, he rarely carried an English Bible. Instead, he translated directly from the Greek text, bringing Scripture into the language and setting of the people sitting before him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver time, those translations became \u003cem\u003eThe Cotton Patch Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than treating the Gospel as a story from another place and time, Clarence relocated it into the modern South, helping readers encounter familiar passages with fresh ears. His goal was never to modernize the Bible, but to translate the ideas. He wanted people to wrestle with its meaning, feel its challenge, and discover what following Jesus might look like in their own time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete collection brings together Clarence's Cotton Patch translations: Matthew and Mark, Luke and Acts, Paul's letters, and the portions of John he completed before his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many readers, \u003cem\u003eThe Cotton Patch Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e has been their first introduction to Clarence Jordan. For others, it remains the work that best captures his wit, scholarship, courage, and conviction that the Gospel belongs in the middle of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes an introduction by President Jimmy Carter, a foreword by Will Campbell, and an afterword by Tony Campolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e433 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by President Jimmy Carter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Will Campbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword by Tony Campolo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Smyth and Helwys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820604563594,"sku":"115B","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/3659\/6874\/files\/cotton_patch_gospel_complete_collection.jpg?v=1790652647","url":"https:\/\/koinoniafarmstore.com\/products\/cotton-patch-gospel-the-complete-collection","provider":"Koinonia Farm Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}