Bible Out Of Print Query?

[cleoval]

Hi I know this is a long shot, but when I was at school age 15 (I am 61 now,!) My Religious teacher read us a Bible that had been translated by Prisoners in the USA. It was so good and I regret not asking the Teacher the Exact Title and where he got it from. Does anybody have it? Or knows the name ? Or where I can buy it please? Thanks.

[naomi24]

I can’t think of anything that fits the bill. If your school still exists it might be worth contacting them to ask if they have a copy in the library there. It’s a long shot - but it’s all I can think of.

[Jonathan-Joe]

You could look here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations
It is difficult to believe that a group of prisoners would be commissioned to produce a new translation of the Bible. It's more likely that a version (paraphrase) was produced in "street" language.

[AZardoz]

Numerous versions where you can see the phrasing at a glance.

https://www.biblegateway.com/

[bednobs]

Isn't the bible the bible the bible? Surely there are only minor discrepancies between translations?

[Jackdaw33]

I think that what we are looking at here is special versions written in slang. For example there is a complete version of the Bible written in Polari, the (now defunct) gay slang of the 20C. I don't know whether it's in print but it is available online.

[Jonathan-Joe]

I know these are not American and there's no involvement of prisoners but "New World - the heart of the New Testament in Plain English" and "Winding Quest - the heart of the Old Testament in Plain English" (Alan T Dale. OUP) were published 1967 and 1972 aimed at use in Secondary Schools. Both are well illustrated with artwork and photos.
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11076601-new-world