The Jefferson Bible A uniquely attractive, compact edition of Thomas Jefferson's classic abridgment of the Bible, in which Jefferson sculpted the words and ideas of Christ into a resounding moral philosophy. "To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself." -Thomas Jefferson, 1803 With these words, written to a personal friend, Thomas Jefferson began one of the most audacious religious experiments in American history. On and off for the next seventeen years (including his term in the White House), Jefferson cut and pasted the philosophy of Jesus Christ, as recorded in Scripture, into one compact statement. He purposefully omitted any references to the virgin birth, miraculous healings, demonic possession, or supernatural events of any kind. His aim was to distinguish the moral philosophy of Christ from the religion that was later created around Christ. This hardcover replica of The Jefferson Bible restores to print a handsome, immensely accessible version of Jefferson's manifesto as it was published for general readers in 1940 by Grosset & Dunlap. This volume includes the original 1940 foreword by editor Douglas E. Lurton, which provides an engaging introduction to the history behind Jefferson's effort. Jefferson's selections are beautifully recomposed in a dignifi ed yet pleasing style for a gem of compactness and clarity. |
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... Christ from the religion that was later created around Christ. “In extracting ... Jesus himself-and which, as compared with other portions of Scriptur, were ... Nazareth. In 1902, the book was reset and issued by a Chicago press, and two ...
... Jesus appear . And on the title leaf of my mother's Bible is her notation : " To Douglas .... Study it out .... Pray ... Jesus of Nazareth . ” I " pass it on . " -Douglas E. Lurton The Jefferson Bible ONE AND IT GAME TO PASS INTHOSE.
... Jesus. And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And when he was twelve years old ...
... Nazareth, and was subject unto them. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother ...
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