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I Have Seen A Lot of Bible Translations, But This Might be the Hippest
I’ve recently become a fan of “The Inclusive Bible,” it’s the first egalitarian translation of the Christian scriptures.
It’s great because all the “mankind” language is changed to “humanity” and God isn’t over-identified with gender pronouns. There are a few other nuanced revisions here and there.
Anyway, it’s fresh and it’s great to read.
However, it’s about the size of a phone book. Dang.
Well today, via the McSweeney’s Twitter feed, I think I found the hippest Bible translation to date.
Check this out:
GOD TEXTS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
by JAMIE QUATRO
1. no1 b4 me. srsly.
2. dnt wrshp pix/idols
3. no omg’s
4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r)
5. pos ok - ur m&d r cool
6. dnt kill ppl
7. :-X only w/ m8
8. dnt steal
9. dnt lie re: bf
10. dnt ogle ur bf’s m8. or ox. or dnkey. myob.
M, pls rite on tabs & giv 2 ppl.
ttyl, JHWH.
ps. wwjd?
Wondering if someday we’ll be able to download this whole thing on our cell phones.
Until then, ttyl.
