The Jefferson Bible Smithsonian Edition: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth by Thomas Jefferson The Jefferson Bible is an exquisite full-color reproduction of his famous much-edited version of Jesus life and teachings cut and pasted from eight Biblestwo each in English French Latin and Greek</br>Includes his hand-written margin notes chapters on his Enlightenment views and a review of the painstaking process to preserve the original. An introduction by Smithsonian curators Harry R</br>Rubenstein and Barbara Clark Smith explains Jeffersons intentions in creating the volume and the ways that his endeavor reflected his Enlightenment ideals and Revolutionary spirit</br>Smithsonian conservator Janice Stagnitto Elliss essay on conservation reveals surprising insights into how Jefferson crafted the book so precisely</br>Faithful to the unique artifact so painstakingly created by Thomas Jefferson himself The Jefferson Bible Smithsonian Edition makes the thoughts of a great American mind accessible for generations to come.</br></br>Product Description</br></br><i>The Jefferson Bible</i>?? or <i>The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth</i> as it is formally titled?? was Thomas Jefferson's effort to extract what he considered the pertinent doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four Evangelists.  Using a razor?? Jefferson cut and arranged selected verses from the books of Matthew?? Mark?? Lu