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The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
by Jefferson, Thomas
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0807077143
- ISBN 13
- 9780807077146
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 171pp., Introduction by Forest Church; Afterword by Jaroslav Pelikan. This little volume "offers extraordinary insight into the logic of Thomas Jefferson and the Gospel of Jesus. Working in the White House in 1804, Jeferson set out to ediit the Gospels in order to uncover the essence of true religion in the simple story of the life of Jesus. Jefferson was convinced that the authentic message of Jesus could be found only by extracting from the Gospels Jesus' message of absolute love and service. Completed in 1819, this little book is the remarkable result of Jefferson's efforts." No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, crisp copy with no faults. As new in an as new dust-jacket.. Reprint. Cloth Spine Over Boards. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007825
- Title
- The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
- Author
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0807077143
- ISBN 13
- 9780807077146
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Religion Jesus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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