Shake Your Booty For Jesus.... Oh Yes You Can....

"When the New Testament was translated into the Eskimo languages, there were sometimes no corresponding words for the biblical concepts. For example, the Bible says the disciples were filled with joy on seeing Jesus. But since there is no word for joy in the Eskimo dialects, the translators had to find another way to express the passion of the passage. In their research , they discovered that one of the most joyful times for an Eskimo family is when the sled dogs are fed in the evening. The dogs come barking and yelping, running about, wagging their tails furiously. The children squeal with delight, and. the neighbors too become part of the happy commotion. It is an altogether joyous time.

The translators chose to use that particular event; to help convey the meaning of the biblical passage. As a result, when the passage was translated back into English, it read thus: "When the disciples saw Jesus, they wagged their tails." (I'm A Follower. Leonard Sweet. Pg112)