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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
"Are you acquainted with Tolstoy's "The Gospel in Brief"? At its
time, this book virtually kept me alive. . . . If you are not
acquainted with it, then you cannot imagine what an effect it can
have upon a person."--Ludwig Wittgenstein, in a letter to Ludwig
von Ficker. "The Gospel in Brief" is Leo Tolstoy's integration of
the four biblical Gospels into a single account of the life of
Jesus. Inspired in large measure by Tolstoy's meticulous study of
the original Greek versions of the Bible, "The Gospel in Brief" is
a highly original fusion of biblical texts and Tolstoy's own
influential religious views. Tolstoy explains that his goal is a
solution to "the problem of life," not an answer to theological or
historical questions. As a result, he sets aside such issues as
Jesus' genealogy and divinity, or whether Jesus in fact walked on
water. Instead, he focuses on the words and teachings of Jesus,
stripped of what Tolstoy regarded as the Church's distortions and
focus on dogma and ritual. The result is a work that emphasizes the
individual's spiritual condition in a chaotic and indifferent
world. Like Tolstoy's celebrated literary achievements, "The Gospel
in Brief" has the distinct bearing of a classic: in its urgency and
directness it is remarkably current, as if it were written only
yesterday rather than a century ago.
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