The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of NazarethThough its author called it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, the prominence of said author led to the inevitable informal title by which it is known today: The Jefferson Bible. American legend THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)-author, statesman, and third president of the United States-was a deist, a believer in, at best, a watchmaker god, one who did not take a personal interest in the goings-on of humanity. But Jefferson took great comfort from the teachings of Jesus, and so, by editing and rearranging the traditional books of the Bible, Jefferson here retells the story of Jesus in chronological form, removing all supernatural elements but retaining the beauty and the wisdom of the philosophy of Jesus. Jefferson, who had no desire to preach, refused to let his Bible beyond a circle of close friends, and it remained unpublished until 1895. Today, it is one of the most astonishing-if oblique-works of cultural and theological criticism in the English language. |
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... of camels ' hair , and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey . Then went out to him Jerusalem , and all Judea , and all the region round about Jordan , and were baptized of him in Jor- dan [ 3 ]
... of camels ' hair , and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey . Then went out to him Jerusalem , and all Judea , and all the region round about Jordan , and were baptized of him in Jor- dan [ 3 ]
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... meat , and the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not , neither do they reap , nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them . Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you , by taking ...
... meat , and the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not , neither do they reap , nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them . Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you , by taking ...
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... meat . And , behold , a woman in the city , which was a sinner , when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house , brought an alabaster box of ointment , and stood at his feet behind him weeping , and began to wash his feet ...
... meat . And , behold , a woman in the city , which was a sinner , when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house , brought an alabaster box of ointment , and stood at his feet behind him weeping , and began to wash his feet ...
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