Thomas Jefferson is famous for his role in shaping the United States of America -- and for creating his own, revised version of the Bible. Learn more about the Jefferson Bible in this episode.
In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck explore Thomas Jefferson's fascinating and controversial project of creating his own version of the Bible. The hosts dive into how the third U.S. president literally took scissors (or a razor) to the New Testament, cutting out all the miracles, supernatural elements, and references to Jesus's divinity to create what he considered the "genuine" moral teachings of Jesus. They also discuss Jefferson's deist beliefs, how this personal Bible project reflects the complex relationship between religion and politics among the founding fathers, and why this little-known historical artifact might not go over so well if a modern president tried the same thing today.
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