Life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth :
extracted textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin, French, and English /
by Thomas Jefferson ; with an introduction by Cyrus Adler.

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Main Author
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Related Names
Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940.
John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Language(s)
English ; French ; Latin
Published
Chicago : Reproduced from the original volume by photographic process and published by Manz Engraving Co., [1904?]
Subjects
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ > History of doctrines > 19th century.
Jesus Christ > History of doctrines > 18th century.
Jesus Christ > Teachings.
Jesus Christ > Biography > Sources, Biblical.
Jesus Christ > Rationalistic interpretations.
Bible.
Bible. > Gospels.
Bible. > Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > 19th century.
Bible. > Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > 18th century.
Bible. > Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Teachings.
Rationalistic interpretations of Jesus Christ.
Biography > Sources, Biblical.
Biographies.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary
Facsimile reproduction of Jefferson's manuscript (the original consisting of hand-written table of texts and title page, followed by cut-and-pasted print extracts of Gospel texts from various editions in the several languages, with the t.p. and "Table" in Jefferson's handwriting).
Note
Library's copy missing maps.
Leaves printed on both sides.
Printed in pursuance of the following concurrent resolution adopted by the Fifty-seventh Congress, first session, "That there be printed and bound, by photolithographic process, with an introduction of not to exceed twenty-five pages, to be prepared by Dr. Cyrus Adler, librarian of the Smithsonian institution, for the use of Congress, 9,000 copies of Thomas Jefferson's Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, as the same appears in the National museum; 3,000 copies for the use of the Senate and 6,000 copies for the use of the House".--Introd.
The original of the Jefferson Bible is housed at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Division of Social History.
Physical Description
18 pages, 84 leaves : maps ; 23 cm
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