We must reduce our volume to the simple evangelists, select, even from them, the very words only of Jesus. There will be remaining the most sublime and benevolent code of morals which has ever been offered to man. Thomas Jefferson Featuring an introduction by Forrest Church, this reissue ofThe Jefferson Bibleoffers extraordinary insight into the logic of Thomas Jefferson and the Gospel of Jesus. Working in the White House in 1804, Jefferson set out to edit the Gospels in order to uncover the essence of true religion in the simple story of the life of Jesus. Jefferson was convinced that the authentic message of Jesus could be found only by extracting from the Gospels Jesus's message of absolute love and service, rather than the miracle of the Annunciation, Virgin Birth, or even the Resurrection. Completed in 1819, this little book is the remarkable result of Jefferson's efforts.

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was the third president of the United States, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and the founder of the University of Virginia. Among his proudest achievements was his Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, passed by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1786, which became the first law of its kind in the United States. Also a noted architect and naturalist, Jefferson designed and built his home, Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.

Forrest Church is senior minister of All Souls Church in New York City and author of Love & Death.

Preface	p. vii
The Gospel according to Thomas Jefferson	p. 1
A Table of the Texts	p. 33
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth	p. 37
Jefferson and His Contemporaries	p. 149
Index of Extracts from the New Testament	p. 169
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