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The Word on the Street, formerly known as The Street Bible is a Bible-based book by Rob Lacey, using extremely modern language. This is the Bible as performance art. In the words of the author, ""No way is this the Proper Bible. It’s a trailer for, an intro to, an overview of The Bible (capital "B"). For those who’ve never read it, And those who’ve read it so much it’s gone stale on them". The following shows a comparison between the KJV and The Word on the Street: | Translation | Genesis 1:1-3 |
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| King James Version | In the
beginning God created the heaven and earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. | | The Word on the Street | First off, nothing. No light, no time, no substance, no matter. Second off, God starts it all up and WHAP! Stuff everywhere! The cosmos in chaos: no shape, no form, no function– just darkness .. total. And floating above it all, God’s Holy Spirit, ready to play. Day one: Then God’s voice booms out, ‘Lights!’ and, from nowhere, light floods the skies and ‘night’ is swept off the scene. () |
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