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9/29 Jesus according to Jefferson

Jefferson and the Old Quest (9/29)

Pre-Quest: scholars mainly accepted gospels as truth & didn’t do historical analysis; Old Quest: scholars separated historical & theological Jesus Jefferson’s Bible …

Jesus According to Jefferson

Jefferson constructed a bible with no traces of Jesus’ divinity, he focused on Jesus’ sayings, acts, moral/ethical teachings, etc this fits with …

Jefferson in the old quest!!

William Linn’s characterization of Jefferson’s bible as an attack on the Christian faith represents the distinctive divide between the pre quest and …