Weekly Devotion: Editing the Bible
The Lord will provide
-Genesis 22:14
Is the Bible a little too wordy for your tastes?
Why not trim it down a little?
That’s what Thomas Jefferson did. He took a razor to the Bible, removing all the stuff he didn’t like. Miracles, the Old Testament. You know, a little light editing.
He called it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth. I’ve seen it at the Smithsonian.
It makes me wonder what I might want to cut out from the Bible. Here’s the start of my list: