Bible in Cockney, The [Paperback]

Mike Coles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2001

This is one of those 'must have' books.You should also make sure your school has a copy for use in RE lessons and assemblies. Would you Adam and Eve it? Read how Jesus feeds five thousand geezers with just five loaves of Uncle Fred and two Lillian Gish. Or how Noah built a bloomin' massive nanny. Then there's always the story of David and that massive geezer Goliath, or the time when Simon's finger and thumb-in-law was Tom and Dick in Uncle Ned and Jesus healed her... A very down-to-earth 'translation' that brings Scripture out of the pulpit and back onto the streets. Author Mike Coles is Head of Religious Education at Sir John Cass's Church of England Secondary School in Stepney, East London. He hated RE when he was at school, and vowed that he would never make the children suffer as he had to! When he moved to the East End nearly 15 years ago, he immediately fell in love with Cockney rhyming slang and started to use it in his lessons. The children loved it, he decided to write down some of his stories and - well, here they are. Mike's aim is for people to enjoy reading the Bible stories in this very down-to-earth version, and to help God's word reach out to those who wouldn't normally read the Bible but who may pick up a copy of this book. 'Puts the energy and passion back into the stories' The Archbishop of Canterbury.

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'It certainly is a good laugh while imparting the essential message of the Bible.' Reverend Stan in The Badge, the London cab drivers' newspaper

About the Author

Mike Coles is Head of RE at Sir John Cass Church of England Secondary School, Stepney, East London. He has written five other books for BRF: The Bible in Cockney (2001), More Bible in Cockney (2002), So You Think You're A New Testament Writer (2004) and God's Reality Show (2005) and Dear Bible, I have a problem (2005).

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: BRF (April 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841012173
• ISBN-13: 978-1841012179
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Top!, November 7, 2001

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This review is from: Bible in Cockney, The (Paperback)

Crikey! This is a bloomin' good bible! T'is top of me list! If yer wanna find out wot 'appens when "God is not 'appy" or what geezer slayed Goliath, turn ta this smashin' edition of tha holy text! Mike Coles is a top bloke fer writin' this! I love it! MWAH! - From a NOT so cockney, Rebecca from London ^_^