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Jamaica: Biblical concerns

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Written bySkye Hernandez
Posted 3 July 2008 9:47 GMT

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A project of the Bible Society of the West Indies to translate The Bible into “Patois” and have it published, is getting much attention in Jamaica. Living in Barbados joins the debate.

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  • Pingback: Jamaica » Jamaica: Biblical concerns

    […] Jamaica: Biblical concernsA project of the Bible Society of the West Indies to translate The Bible into “Patois” and have it published, is getting much attention in Jamaica. Living in Barbados joins the debate. […]

    8 July 2008, 14:50 pm
  • Pingback: Crowdsourcing Jamaican Patois | Digital Media Literacy

    […] freedom from language discrimination to be included in the country’s Charter of Rights; the Patois Bible project, despite its naysayers, is forcing people to reconsider the way they view themselves and one […]

    23 October 2013, 3:52 am

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