Book Cover of Jefferson Bible

Jefferson Bible

by Thomas Jefferson

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, is one of two religious works constructed by Thomas Jefferson. The first, The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1804, but no copies exist today. The second, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1820 by cutting and pasting with a razor and glue numerous sections from the New Testament as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's condensed composition excludes all miracles by Jesus and most mentions of the supernatural, including sections of the four gospels that contain the Resurrection and most other miracles, and passages that portray Jesus as divine.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1820

Author

Thomas Jefferson image

Thomas Jefferson

United States

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, musician, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He had pre...

More on Thomas Jefferson

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians Cover image

First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians by Pope Clement I

The First Epistle of Clement is a letter addressed to the Christians in the city of Corinth. Based on internal evidence some scholars say the letter w...

Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness Cover image

Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn Underhill

This classic gives a basic outline of Christian mysticism.

The Sermon on the Mount Commentary Cover image

The Sermon on the Mount Commentary by John Chrysostom

Saint John Chrysostom's Homilies 15-25, on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, expound upon Matthew Chapters 5-7, known as The Sermon on the Mount, containin...

Conciliatory or Irenical Animadversions on the Controversies Agitated in Britain under the Unhappy Names of Antinomians and Neonomians Cover image

Conciliatory or Irenical Animadversions on the Controversies Agitated in Britain under the Unhappy Names of Antinomians and Neonomians by Hermann Witsius

The Antinomian-Neonomian controversy of the 17th century was initiated by the republication of a set of sermons by Tobias Crisp entitled "Christ alone...

How I Know God Answers Prayer  Cover image

How I Know God Answers Prayer by Rosiland Goforth

This vintage book is the testimony of Rosalind Goforth. Along with her husband, Jonathan, as missionaries to China in the late 1800s to early 1900s, t...

The Bible, Young's Literal Translation (YLT), Old Testament Cover image

The Bible, Young's Literal Translation (YLT), Old Testament by Robert Young

Young's Literal Translation is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compiler of Young...

The Desire of Ages Cover image

The Desire of Ages by Ellen White

In the depths of human yearning, there lies an unspoken desire, a longing for something greater than ourselves, a fulfillment that transcends the flee...

 Notes on the Book of Genesis Cover image

Notes on the Book of Genesis by Charles Henry Mackintosh

This chapter by chapter commentary on the first book of the Bible is full of spiritual insights. C H Mackintosh wrote in the late 19th century on a wi...

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 Cover image

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 by Charles H. Spurgeon

Unlock the hidden depths of the Psalms in "The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (Abridged)" by Charles H. Spurgeon - a transformative voyage into the soul-st...

Around the Wicket Gate Cover image

Around the Wicket Gate by C.H. Spurgeon

Millions of men are in the outlying regions, far off from God and peace; for these we pray, and to these we give warning. But just now we have to do w...

Reviews for Jefferson Bible

No reviews posted or approved, yet...