Comments on: Was the Jefferson Bible just the words of Jesus? Part 2 https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/06/was-the-jefferson-bible-just-the-words-of-jesus-part-2/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 18:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: stephen https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/06/was-the-jefferson-bible-just-the-words-of-jesus-part-2/#comment-84626 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:47:43 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11043#comment-84626 You are aware that “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” is from Lucretius? Or, as he proposed it: “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pleasure”. As a follower of Epicurus, as Michele Bachmann could no doubt explicate, Jefferson owned four copies of ‘On The Nature of Things’ in Greek, as well as translations to English and Italian. Obviously, Jefferson treated the testaments for what they are: testaments to be held against the Greek philosophers as equals.

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Warren…. I don’t understand how evangelicals can tolerate blatant falsehoods and call it scholarship…..

Call it Christian Confirmation Bias (CCB)?

]]> By: Teresa https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/06/was-the-jefferson-bible-just-the-words-of-jesus-part-2/#comment-59847 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:28:59 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11043#comment-59847 @Warren, the following is a bit off-topic from the Jefferson Bible; but, certainly germane to Barton’s false propositions. The Treaty of Tripoli, enacted under President John Adams, clearly states in Article XI that the United States was NOT founded on the Christian Religion. The Treaty was read in the Senate and published in full in several newspapers of the time. No one objected:

Treaty of Tripoli

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/06/was-the-jefferson-bible-just-the-words-of-jesus-part-2/#comment-84629 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:17:34 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11043#comment-84629

Warren…. I don’t understand how evangelicals can tolerate blatant falsehoods and call it scholarship…..

Call it Christian Confirmation Bias (CCB)?

]]> By: stephen https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/06/was-the-jefferson-bible-just-the-words-of-jesus-part-2/#comment-59846 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:07:32 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11043#comment-59846 You are aware that “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” is from Lucretius? Or, as he proposed it: “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pleasure”. As a follower of Epicurus, as Michele Bachmann could no doubt explicate, Jefferson owned four copies of ‘On The Nature of Things’ in Greek, as well as translations to English and Italian. Obviously, Jefferson treated the testaments for what they are: testaments to be held against the Greek philosophers as equals.

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