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Title: The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson ISBN: 0-8070-7714-3 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 04 July, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Half Of The Life And Morals Of Thomas Jefferson
Comment: Thomas Jefferson didn't necessarily believe in miracles. But he certainly believed in morals, ethics, and character. His detractors on the Sally Hemmings farce, like author Joseph Ellis, have since been proven to be all wet. Like the other book of the same name, I enjoyed "Jefferson Bible" very much. But, it's only half the story, unfortunately. The other half involves Jefferson's values from the secular point of view. The best, perhaps only, book to read for that is (and don't be misled by the title) "West Point", by Norman Thomas Remick. It perfectly compliments "Jefferson Bible". In any event, This book by Forrest Church is well presented and certainly well worth reading. It's a great read on TJ's religious beliefs, and a five-star effort.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Good Parts New Testament
Comment: Did you ever wonder what the Gospels would be like without all that supernatural stuff? Thomas Jefferson did, and he found out [in around 1820] by using multiple copies of the Bible and a razor blade. The result was The Life and Morals Of Jesus of Nazareth in four languages. The Jefferson Bible reprints the english version of The Life And Morals along with an excellent introductory essay by Forrest Church, Unitarian minister and son of Senator Frank Church, and a decent closing essay by Jaroslav Pelikan. I have known about the Jefferson Bible for years, but finally read it this year on Easter [it seemed like a good thing for an atheist and rationalist to do]. Jesus said some pretty cool things [and some pretty spacey things], and the force of the teachings come out more when divorced from everything else that appears with them in the New Testament. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the teachings of Jesus, or the mind and the religion of the writer of the Declaration of Independence. And if your neighbor starts telling you that the public schools should start teaching the religion of the Founding Fathers, you can give them a copy of the Jefferson Bible.
Rating: 4
Summary: "For who is in a position to condemn. NO, not one."
Comment: Yes, Jesus is our redeemer. (And to the Atheist: He is our friend and savior. He does not condone slavery or abuse or war. As said in the t.v. series Joan of Arcadia when Joan asks Him if He is so good then why all this suffering? Why all these wars "in His name". To which He replies, "That is politics. Not me." God asks that we follow Him, yes, but not blindly. I am a Christian, but I do believe in all human rights and do not condone abuse or slavery. Yes, it is sad some use the Bible for hate when He is the God of love. Hopefully, you can meet some Christians that exemplify God's love rather than hatred. We do exist. And so do some of the churches. I am sorry that you have had to endure hypocrisy and hatred. That is not what Jesus or the Christian church is about)
THAT said. I think some of the "reviewers" forgot: "Who is in a position to condemn. NO, not one!" NOONE has the authority to tell anyone they are going to Hell becaue they didn't like the way a book was written. THAT is God's desicion alone. I will admit that reading the reviews about "taking a razor," put me off guard, but I would imagine it is being taken out of context. And again we need to be careful that we do not worship a book. We don't worship a book. We worship Jesus. This was shown in a sermon to which the minister tried to get people to understand by saying that "is this what you worship? If so, you need to throw it out the window". I am paraphrasing, but the message was we need to worship Jesus and what He taught us and teaches us. It is our relationship with Him and worship of Him not a book. I am NOT saying the Bible doesn't matter. It does very much, but sometimes many paradoxically can have such an idolotry for the book that they forget about Jesus.
If Jefferson committed his life to the Lord, that cannot be broken. "Nothing on Heaven or on earth can seperate us from the Love of God." Perhaps that is why we have so many atheists and agnostics or other non-belivers in the world, because like the atheist "reviewer" they don't see God's love exemplified in the world. Does it mean we accept anything? No, of course not. Yes, I do believe God rose from the dead and that Jesus cannot be reduced to just a nice guy. HOWEVER, are there not other books that focus on just Jesus's words? Yes, there are books which quote his promises only. Books that only have Jesus's words in them abound. Do we condem the authors to Hell because it only contains His words??? Of course not. They are not saying they don't believe in God. They are just helping people to see what Jesus was about in a more condensed version. Prayerfully this can be more of a witness helping them to go to the Bible but more importantly having a relationship with Jesus. Yes the Bible is important but it is God who came in human form. Who healed us, befriended us, saved us. THAT is what is important. OH and if we are talking about taking out....who took out what happened to Jesus between his infancy and his adult ministry? Granted, I am Protestant and I understand that his ministry in the gospels is what is important. However, I would say that is a big chunk taken out. What about devotionals? They have just a section of God's word. They have an interpretation of the scriptures. What about music? So much is in tune with God's word but they might take out a bit here or there or add for the music's sake. Are they going to Hell? NO! Whosoever believes in Him will NOT die but have ever lasting life. If Jefferson believed in the Lord, NOT ONE of you can take that away.
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