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This live presentation does for the Bible what the award-winning play, Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Works of Shakespeare in 90 Minutes, does for Shakespeare. In 54 tracks this audio CD, recorded live in Cardiff, Wales, covers the breadth of the Bible from Stuff Starts Up (Genesis) to Happy Ending? (Revelation) in 75 minutes. Using the vernacular of the street, Rob Lacey compellingly presents the themes of the Bible in prose, poetry, and music.
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A live recording of text and song remixed from the street bible to present the content of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in seventy-five minutes. In this engaging presentation of the Bible, Rob Lacey reworks metaphors, situations, and speech patterns into the language and music of the city to create a real impact on the hearer. Taking the key texts of the Old and New Testament, Lacey employs the MTV dialect of today's urban dweller to create a new and original look at what may be over-familiar stories. Through its modern style, the essential street bible is an accessible and exciting overview of the Bible, doing for Scripture what the award-wining play, Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Works of Shakespeare in 90 Minutes, does for Shakespeare. The audio CD contains fifty-four tracks.
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