The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of NazarethCosimo, Inc., 2010 M01 1 - 138 pages Though 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 Jefferson, who had no desire to preach, refused to let his Bible beyond a circle of close friends, and it remained unpublished until 1895.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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... brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene , An- nas and Caiaphas being the high priests , John did baptize in the wilderness . And the same John had his raiment of camels ...
... brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene , An- nas and Caiaphas being the high priests , John did baptize in the wilderness . And the same John had his raiment of camels ...
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... brother Philip's wife : for he had married her . For John had said unto Herod , " It is not law- ful for thee to have thy brother's wife . " Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him , and would have killed him ; but she could not ...
... brother Philip's wife : for he had married her . For John had said unto Herod , " It is not law- ful for thee to have thy brother's wife . " Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him , and would have killed him ; but she could not ...
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... brother , James and John , Philip and Bartholomew , Matthew and Thomas , James the son of Alpheus , and Simon called Zelotes , and Judas the brother of James , and Judas Iscariot , which also was the traitor . And he came down with them ...
... brother , James and John , Philip and Bartholomew , Matthew and Thomas , James the son of Alpheus , and Simon called Zelotes , and Judas the brother of James , and Judas Iscariot , which also was the traitor . And he came down with them ...
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... brother without cause , shall be in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother , ' Raca , ' shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say , ' Thou fool , ' shall be in danger of hellfire . Therefore ...
... brother without cause , shall be in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother , ' Raca , ' shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say , ' Thou fool , ' shall be in danger of hellfire . Therefore ...
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... brother's eye , but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother , ' Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye ' ; and , behold , a beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite ! First cast out ...
... brother's eye , but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother , ' Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye ' ; and , behold , a beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite ! First cast out ...
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