# If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316 "2002-12-12T19:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/1 "2002-12-12T19:55:29Z")
Finally! [Proof that Jesus spoke Engligh!](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1980627380) Keep on truckin’, Christian soldiers! ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/2 "2002-12-12T19:59:07Z")
:DBWAAAA HAAAA HAA HAAAA!!!😃 ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/3 "2002-12-12T20:04:47Z")
And someone has _actually_ placed a bid. I fear for us. I fear for us all… ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/4 "2002-12-12T20:07:48Z")
Man…what a rip-off. I got one of those last summer, and it only cost me $25.00. Only mine says “Keep on Smitin’.” ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/5 "2002-12-12T20:08:34Z")
Heathen, Jaysus did not speak Engligh. He spoke good ol’ one hunnert percent King James **ENGLISH!** That signature ain’t a authentic Jaysus signature anyways. He woulda signed it “Keepeth on truckingeth.” Impostors. HMMPH! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/6 "2002-12-12T20:33:48Z")
Nice. " I will say that the signature on this Bible looks very much like other Jesus signatures which I have seen in the past." **belladonna** , actually _22_ bids have been placed. And at least a dozen of them are from unique bidders. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/7 "2002-12-12T20:35:21Z")
If this is worth $35, I wonder what my authentic autographed Jesus jersey (from his days as the star QB for the Nazareth Wildcats) is worth? Carribbean vacation, her I come! ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/8 "2002-12-12T21:45:09Z")
What concerns me about this is they’re _bragging_ about the Bible containing John 3:16! It makes me wonder what, if anything, it’s missing! :o CJ ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/9 "2002-12-12T21:53:02Z")
It’s actually up to $35.00?!?!?! It’s the end of civilization as we know it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/10 "2002-12-12T22:01:44Z")
An actual “Jesus” signature would have to read “Jeshua” or “Yeshua,” but, of course in 1st century Hebrew. Possibly Koine Greek or even Aramaic. So, I wonder where this seller saw an actual sig? > [@](#): > > _from the poor, stupid bastard selling this_ > > **While I make no claims as to the authenticity of this signature, I will say that the signature on this Bible looks very much like other Jesus signatures which I have seen in the past.** Oh well, at least they aren’t molesting kids. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/11 "2002-12-12T22:10:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by superbee \* > \*\*Man…what a rip-off. I got one of those last summer, and it only cost me $25.00. Only mine says “Keep on Smitin’.” \*\* But does yours include “all verses, including the very popular John 3:16”? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/12 "2002-12-12T22:45:19Z")
I just linked over to e-bay and saw that the item was pulled as invalid. Apparently, there were some doubts as to its authenticity. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/13 "2002-12-12T23:32:16Z")
_Originally posted by Swampbear_ > [@](#): > > Heathen, Jaysus did not speak Engligh. He spoke good ol’ one hunnert percent King James ENGLISH! That signature ain’t a authentic Jaysus signature anyways. He woulda signed it “Keepeth on truckingeth.” Impostors. HMMPH! Hey, Don’t tell Jack Chick, Swampbear; he’ll assert you are a dupe of the Illuminati! We all _know_ that the King James Version (in modern type, of course) was handed down from Heaven–probably on a silver platter! (There must be so many unsaved who 1) died before 1611 and/or 2) never spoke or heard of the English language.) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/14 "2002-12-13T01:47:39Z")
Reminds me of a Saturday Night Live sketch where Father Guido Sarducci is showing off his newest religious purchase. . . The bill from the last supper. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/15 "2002-12-13T02:11:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dougie\_monty \* > \*\*(There must be so many unsaved who 1) died before 1611 and/or 2) never spoke or heard of the English language.) 😛 \*\* [sub]It’s my one chance to put the seven years I spent on my dissertation (“Parish, People and the English Bible in East Anglia, (ahem) 1525-1560”) to the cause of enlightenment…[sub]. The first English Bible was produced in 1384/85. The community of “Anglican saints” would hereby like to reclaim 127 years of English Bible-readers. ---
**Author:** ![aahala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@aahala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aahala)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/16 "2002-12-13T02:39:28Z")
“MA” Ferguson was elected governor of Texas, once in the 1920’s and once in the 30’s. (Her husband couldn’t run again because he had been impeached and removed from that office earlier.) Apparently bilingual education was already an issue. There’s a quote attributed to her back then like “If God had meant Spanish to be in schools, he wouldn’t have written the Bible in English.” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/17 "2002-12-13T03:57:36Z")
I have-a an authentic, honest to God, yes-a really, honest to God Polaroid photo of-a the Last Supper. What is-a most surprising…was Jesus’ afro. And-a the apostle Peter with-a a cowboy hat… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/18 "2002-12-13T04:18:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duke \* > \*\* > > The first English Bible was produced in 1384/85. The community of “Anglican saints” would hereby like to reclaim 127 years of English Bible-readers. \*\* I can’t recall off hand if that was Wyecliff or Tyndale, but The Church had them strangled for producing a Bible in layman’s vernacular. Off putting, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/19 "2002-12-13T07:25:44Z")
Wycliffe-Purvey’s was 1388. Tyndale’s was about 1520, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316/20 "2002-12-13T12:51:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jk1245 \* > **If this is worth $35, I wonder what my authentic autographed Jesus jersey (from his days as the star QB for the Nazareth Wildcats) is worth?** You may want to be careful, I’m not sure of the validity of your jersey. I heard he pitched for the Waterwalkers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-english-was-good-enough-for-jesus-its-good-enough-for-me/142316.md?page=2)