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The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, originally produced in 1820 - six years before Thomas Jefferson's death - was bound in red leather. He had pored over six copies of the New Testament, in Greek, Latin, French and King James English. Jefferson cut out passages with a very sharp blade and glued the lines from each of the Gospels in four columns onto blank paper - Greek and Latin on one side of the pages, French and English on the other. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth was the second version of what is often called the Jefferson Bible. In 1804, he published The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth. That volume has been lost. Jefferson wrote his intention was the result of a life of enquiry and reflection, and very different from that anti-Christian system, imputed to me by those who know nothing of my opinions. The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth focused on Christ's moral teachings, organized by topic. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth contains not only the teachings, but also events from the life of Jesus.
Jefferson, Thomas: - Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia in 1743 into a wealthy and socially prominent family. After attending the College of William and Mary, he went on to study law. At the age of twenty-six, Jefferson began building Monticello. Three years later, in 1772, he married Martha Wayles Skelton. The couple had six children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Considered elequent in his writing, although not as his speech, Jefferson took on much of the writing needed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, both of which he was a member. In 1776, at the young age of 33, Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. From 1779 to 1781, Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia. Jefferson temporarily retired from public life after his term as governor, returning to public life in 1784 as a diplomat serving in France. In 1790, Jefferson was appointed Secretary of State in President Washington's Cabinet, but resigned in 1793 over a disagreement with Alexander Hamilton. As political disagreements continued to polarize the young government, Jefferson found himself leading those who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France. In 1800, Jefferson was elected President in a tie vote that ironically was decided by Alexander Hamilton. In 1809, after two terms as President, Jefferson returned to his home in Monticello, where he developed, among other projects, plans for the University of Virginia. In addition, he sold his collection of books to the government to form the basis of the Library of Congress. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781585429165 |
| ISBN 10 | 1585429163 |
| Titel | The Jefferson Bible |
| Autor | Thomas Jefferson |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2012-01-05 |
| Seitenanzahl | 160 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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