The Jefferson Bible
You can see the entire book Jefferson put together, entitled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, on the website of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Jefferson created this book for his own personal use by cutting out of other Bibles the story of Jesus’s life, His parables, and His moral teaching. Jefferson left out, according to the website, “those elements that he could not support through reason or that he believed were later embellishments , such as the miracles and the Resurrection.”
Each two-page spread in the book has four columns. Left to right, they are Greek, Latin, French, and English, with the same Bible passage in each column. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth was given the name "The Jefferson Bible" in 1895 when it was first publicly displayed, although calling it a "Bible" is really a misnomer.
Each two-page spread in the book has four columns. Left to right, they are Greek, Latin, French, and English, with the same Bible passage in each column. The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth was given the name "The Jefferson Bible" in 1895 when it was first publicly displayed, although calling it a "Bible" is really a misnomer.