A rap translation of the Bible is No. 5 on France’s best-seller list. The 3,200-page book is translated in a French similar to rap music, according to London’s Electronic Telegraph. The new translation, which has sold 140,000 copies, is reportedly the first new translation of the Bible in 30 years.
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