Before becoming a poet, Baraka Kanaan was a University Professor, his work was in re-articulating the Christ Figure. He studied dozens of translations, but came upon an Aramaic text & paraphrased what Jesus said in ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ from the book of Matthew; chapters 5,6, & 7. Here is a brief exploration of the purest essence of that message, made into modern day English, & escorted musically by the rare & exotic hijaz hang instrument. Delivered live at the Temple of Peace in Haiku, Maui… on Yom Kippur, or the Day of Forgiveness.
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Where can I get a copy of the text of baraka kanaan’s modern translation of the Sermon on the Mount?
I haven’t been able to locate a copy myself. The nearest translation I could find was in Neil Douglas-Klotz’s “Prayers of the Cosmos: Meditation on the Aramaic Words of Jesus” (HarperSanFrancisco, 1990). Perhaps you could try contacting Baraka Kanaan via http://www.dreamingbear.net
Shalom