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So Jefferson bought multiple copies of the Bible (back when that wasn't cheap), cut up the Gospels, and pasted them back together chronologically, eliminating redundancy and also any and all supernatural and miraculous elements. The idea was that Jesus' life and teachings were enough to impart morals and wisdom. He didn't have to be Divine to do that. Jefferson was not Christian. He was a Deist, but he admired Jesus.

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I don't read as much theology as I used to, but I enjoy the occasional academic read.

Here is a review by Denise: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2251442537

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I am so tired of arguing with people that Jefferson and some of the other Founding Fathers weren't Christian. They should put this book in hotel rooms instead of Gideon Bibles in red states where people think the US was founded on Christianity. Jefferson was a proud Deist, dammit! #soapbox #MtTBRreadathon #realhistory #religion

I really did try to make an effort to participate in the #MtTBRreadathon today, but it didn't work out too well. My hubby had to work😒, and my kids just wouldn't let me read today. They were climbing all over me everytime I picked up my book, or getting into mischief. 🙃 People don't believe me when I say I don't have much time to read. Well ... they don't know my life. Lol 🤡 (Minutes weren't all consecutive. Read in spurts then logged them in.)

"Like other Enlightenment rationalists, Jefferson was convinced that the real villian in the Christian story was the apostle Paul, who had corrupted the religion of Jesus into a religion about Jesus, which thus had, in combination with the otherworldly outlook of the Fourth Gospel, produced the monstrosities of dogma, superstition, and priestcraft, which were the essence of Christian orthodoxy."

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"To the corruptions of Christianity, I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself."

8) Bold —— “I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.” - Thomas Jefferson/ isn‘t this a gorgeous photo of UofVA! #quotsynov17 #thomasjefferson

My tiniest book is the Jefferson Bible (morning snack for scale). 😁 #tinybooks #riotgrams

Thomas Jefferson is one of my heroes and I find his thoughts about Jesus and the Bible fascinating. This is #atopicyoudliketoknowmoreabout. #readjanuary

As someone who went to seminary for a year, I find the gap in the number of "issues" these two versions of the Bible come in awfully amusing

Cut and pasted - literally - from the Gospels, Thomas Jefferson assembled his own book of the moral teachings of Jesus. It's a compact, quick, and fascinating read, even for skeptics (Jefferson left out the miracles, for example).

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