Did you know there is a Cockney Bible?

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Did you know that part of the Bible has been written in Cockney? A Cockney is an East Londoner, traditionally one born within earshot of Bow Bells, which are the church bells of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London. Nine stories from the Old Testament and the Gospel According to Mark were published in 2001. The Archbishop of Canterbury approved the bible, saying it would take the bible back into the marketplace and hopefully encourage people who wouldn’t normally read the bible to do so. Part of the Lord’s prayer is: ‘There’s a lot of dodgy people around, Guv; please don’t let us get tempted to do bad things. Help keep us away from all the nasty, evil stuff, and keep that dodgy Satan away from us, ‘cos you’re much stronger than ‘im.’ Cockneys are also renowned for rhyming slang. For example, one passage is ‘Jesus feeds five thousand geezers with just five loaves of Uncle Fred and two Lillian Gish.’ The photo is of a church in the middle of the countryside in Western Australia.