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Subject(s)

• Jesus Christ—Rationalistic interpretations [Browse]
• Bible Gospels—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]
• Jesus Christ—Biography—Sources, Biblical [Browse]
• Jesus Christ—Teachings [Browse]
• Jesus Christ—History of doctrines—18th century [Browse]
• Jesus Christ—History of doctrines—19th century [Browse]
• Bible Gospels—Criticism, interpretation, etc—History—18th century [Browse]
• Bible Gospels—Criticism, interpretation, etc—History—19th century [Browse]

Related name

Everett, Percival [Browse]

Series

• Akashic U.S. Presidents series [More in this series]
• Akashic U.S. presidents series

Summary note

Completed in 1819, Thomas Jefferson's revision of the Bible's four Gospels, which he literally cut-and-pasted together, is presented here in its entirety, with an introduction by award-winning novelist Percival Everett. Unable to fully resolve the contradictions of the third President's moral code and religious preoccupations, Everett imagines a trip east to Monticello to challenge Jefferson directly. -- Publisher.

Notes

• Cover title.
• Original title page: "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin French & English."--Cf. p. [7].
• The original of the Jefferson Bible is housed at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Division of Social History.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Introduction / by Percival Everett
• Thomas Jefferson letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush
• Syllabus of an estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus, compared with those of others / by Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Jefferson letter to William Short
• The Jefferson Bible: The life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth extracted textually from the Gospels / compiled by Thomas Jefferson.

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Other title(s)

• Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin French & English
• Bible. Gospels. English. 2004.
• Bible. Gospels. Selections. English. 2004.

ISBN

1888451629 (pbk.)

OCLC

56433993

International Article Number

9781888451627

RCP

H - S

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