The Jefferson Bible

I thought that this was a very interesting subject, and have found it such for many years now.

Many years ago, I found out about the Jefferson Bible, and wanted to get a copy. I finally happened on one in a used bookstore, an old edition from 1964.

The introduction was pretty brilliant in it's own right, although I cannot remember who wrote it.

In any case, the idea behind this was that Jefferson wanted to put together all of the sayings of Jesus, although it was stripped of all the miracles. Basically, it is the message that Jesus had, and it is a fascinating idea! I have read it a couple of times, now.

Here is an article about the Jefferson Bible, and what Thomas Jefferson really thought about religion (which may surprise some Bible thumpers and neocons):



Thomas Jefferson vs. the Bible: What America’s founding father really thought about religion by Valerie Tarico, AlterNet, December 3, 2014:

http://www.salon.com/2014/12/03/thomas_jefferson_vs_the_bible_what_americas_founding_father_really_thought_about_religion_partner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow