The Bible in Cockney: Well bits of it anyway

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Referring to the speed required to run to such a refuge and the fact they were often underground. "In and out" (snout)

Corinthians• Galatians• Ephesians• Colossians• Epistle to the Philippians• Epistle to Philemon• Epistle to the Romans• Epistle to Titus• First Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to Timothy• First Epistle to Timothy• At first the Bible was a collection of scrolls, then illustrated handwritten volumes. When printing was invented they were produced in Latin with pictures. Later they were published in plain closely printed text, in the common language, to get them into as many people's hands as cheaply as possible." Well, that was it. Over the next few weeks and months, all the national papers were interested, as were TV stations, BBC News, ITV News and more. With all that publicity, I received a letter from BRF showing interest in my idea, and the rest, as they say, is history. Influenced by the extreme displays that adolescents are inclined to perform on a bicycle, especially when showing off. "Coals and coke" (broke) Referring not just to the famous London store, but to "derry" as to "have a derry on" meaning to dislike, referring to "down on", meaning prejudiced against, from Derry Down in Ireland. "Didn't ought" (port)

The market stall holders felt that the sooner the boy stopped reading books and gained practical experience the better. "Merry-go-round" (pound)

I'm sorry Sharon, Croydon thinks it is sacrilege. I'm a Methodist preacher and am very happy for the Bible to be presented in any way that enhances interest and understanding. I think God has a sense of humour, too. Abel• Cain• Isaac• Ishmael• Jacob• Joseph of Arimathea• Joseph (Old Testament)• Mary (mother of Jesus)• Noah• Paul of Tarsus• Mary Magdalene• Lot• Goliath• Nephilim• Moses• YHWH• Amalekites• Baal• King David• Abraham• Satan• Joseph (husband of Mary)• God• Jesus• Asherah• Nimrod• Habakkuk• Adam and Eve• Herod• Peter the Apostle• Pontius Pilate• Jezebel• Tamar• Judas Iscariot• So, ironically, Soederberg's attempt to popularise the Bible by getting away from its traditional format is exactly what the people who created that format were doing. This one got the seal of approval of Rowan Williams's predecessor George Carey, who grew up in London's East End, so must have known what he was rabbit and porking about. Both a matter of pleasure for gardeners and pain for sufferers from rheumatism. "Rank and riches" (breeches)

As a box of toys, particularly a new one given as a present at Christmas time, causes a great deal of noise to be made. "Can't keep still" (treadmill)