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 Jefferson, who had no desire to preach, refused to let his Bible beyond a circle of close friends, and it remained unpublished until 1895.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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... they shall obtain mercy . Blessed are the pure in heart : For they shall see God . Blessed are the peace - makers : For they shall be called the children of God . Blessed are they which are persecuted for right- eousness ' [ 9 ]
... they shall obtain mercy . Blessed are the pure in heart : For they shall see God . Blessed are the peace - makers : For they shall be called the children of God . Blessed are they which are persecuted for right- eousness ' [ 9 ]
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... by them of old time , ' Thou shalt not commit adul- tery . ' But I say unto you that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart . And if thy right eye offend thee [ 12 ]
... by them of old time , ' Thou shalt not commit adul- tery . ' But I say unto you that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart . And if thy right eye offend thee [ 12 ]
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The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Thomas Jefferson. his heart . And if thy right eye offend thee , pluck it out , and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish , and not that thy ...
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Thomas Jefferson. his heart . And if thy right eye offend thee , pluck it out , and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish , and not that thy ...
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... heart be also . " The light of the body is the eye : if , therefore , thine eye be single , thy whole body shall be full of light . But if thine eye be evil , thy whole body shall be full of darkness . If , therefore , the light that is ...
... heart be also . " The light of the body is the eye : if , therefore , thine eye be single , thy whole body shall be full of light . But if thine eye be evil , thy whole body shall be full of darkness . If , therefore , the light that is ...
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... heart , bringeth forth good things : and an evil man , out of the evil treasure , bringeth forth evil things . But I say unto you , that every idle word that men shall speak , they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment . For ...
... heart , bringeth forth good things : and an evil man , out of the evil treasure , bringeth forth evil things . But I say unto you , that every idle word that men shall speak , they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment . For ...
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