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The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
by Jefferson, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0807077143
- ISBN 13
- 9780807077146
- Seller
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STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Beacon Press, 1989. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. x, 171pp. Preface by Forrest Church. Ex-library. There is a protective plastic cover over the dust-jacket that is partially attached to boards with clear tape. Text clean. Binding sound. The dust-jacket has a mild kind of wrinkling appearance from how the protective cover was applied. This is a good, clean, user friendly copy. Please note that the copy here offered for sale may have a different cover than the stock item pictured.
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
- Seller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 034367
- Title
- The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
- Author
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0807077143
- ISBN 13
- 9780807077146
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Thomas Jefferson Bible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana (Catholic);
Terms of Sale
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
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