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The Gospel in Brief (Texts & Contexts) by Leo Tolstoy is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gospel in Brief (Texts & Contexts) about?
<p>“are You Acquainted With Tolstoy’s <i>the Gospel In Brief</i>? 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. <i>the Gospel In Brief</i> 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, <i>the Gospel In Brief</i> 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 Indifferen
Who reads The Gospel in Brief (Texts & Contexts)?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803294325
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Christian, Fiction, Bible
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (296 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13