The Gospels in Brief (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
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The Gospels in Brief (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

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Leo Tolstoys The Gospels in Brief (1881) is a daring attempt by Russias greatest novelist to rewrite "the greatest story ever told." This book appeared soon after the writer experienced a period of deep despair that led to a conversion in his personal life. Following what might best be described as a mid-life crisis, Tolstoy devoted himself to a rational religion for the masses based on the moral teachings of Jesus Christ. He rejected all the mystery and miracles in Christianity and focused instead on the powerful truth in Jesus words - a truth he believed that the churchs emphasis on mystery, miracles, and the divinity of Jesus had long obscured.In order to show the true essence of what Jesus taught, Tolstoy resolved to make a new translation of the four Gospels from Greek into Russian. He rejected anything that he considered not part of Jesus original teaching, including all references to the Resurrection, and then rearranged these teachings in a way that highlighted Tolstoys own understanding about the divine purpose for human existence. His ideas became the foundation for a new religious movement bearing his name (Tolstoyism) and influenced such political activists as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Year
2009
ISBN
9781411429314
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. EDITOR’S NOTE
  4. Introduction
  5. PREFACE
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. CHAPTER ONE - THE INCARNATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF ...
  8. CHAPTER TWO - GENERAL REMARK. THE NEW WORSHIP IN THE SPIRIT BY WORKS. THE ...
  9. CHAPTER THREE - THE KINGDOM OF GOD. CHRIST’S TESTIMONY CONCERNING JOHN
  10. CHAPTER FOUR - THE LAW (THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT). THE RICH AND THE POOR
  11. CHAPTER FIVE - THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW GIVES THE TRUE LIFE. THE NEW TEACHING ...
  12. CHAPTER SIX - THE FOOD OF LIFE. MAN LIVES NOT BY BREAD ALONE. OF THE CARNAL AND ...
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN - PROOF OF THE TRUTH OF THE TEACHING. DEMANDING PROOFS OF CHRIST
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT - THERE IS NO OTHER LIFE. OF THE REWARDS IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
  15. CHAPTER NINE - THE OFFENCES
  16. CHAPTER TEN - THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OFFENCES
  17. CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE
  18. CHAPTER TWELVE - THE VICTORY OF THE SPIRIT
  19. CONCLUSION TO THE INVESTIGATION OF THE GOSPEL
  20. AFTERWORD
  21. SUGGESTED READING