The Rare 1904 Printing of the Jefferson Bible, From the Library of the First Jew to Serve as a US Federal Judge
A remarkable association, a rare first edition, signed by the owner, Jacob Trieber
Jacob Trieber was the first Jew to serve as a federal judge in the United States, receiving his appointment from President McKinley. Serving from 1900 to 1927 as judge for the U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, he issued nationally important rulings on controversies that included antitrust cases. It was he...
Jacob Trieber was the first Jew to serve as a federal judge in the United States, receiving his appointment from President McKinley. Serving from 1900 to 1927 as judge for the U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, he issued nationally important rulings on controversies that included antitrust cases. It was he who originally upheld the constitutionality of the Clayton Act, and made landmark decisions in the fields of railroad litigation, prohibition cases, and mail fraud; some of his rulings, such as those regarding civil rights and wildlife conservation, were landmark decisions that have implications today. His broad, pro-civil rights interpretation of the constitutional guarantees of the Thirteenth Amendment, originally overturned by the post-Reconstruction U.S. Supreme Court, was validated sixty-five years later in a landmark 1968 equal opportunity case. Trieber was often called upon to sit on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals when that court’s workload became heavy and an additional judge was needed. He heard over 350 Appeals Court cases and wrote the opinions for many of them.
This Bible reflects Jefferson’s attempt to take the lead in removing supernatural aspects of Bible and to further clarify Jesus’ doctrine. “Thomas Jefferson’s mission was leadership. Without an effort on his part, expressions from his lips, that from other men’s would scarcely have attracted notice, became thenceforth axioms, creeds, and gathering-cries to great masses of his countrymen.” – Henry S. Randall.
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth. Extracted Textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin, French and English. Publisher: Government Printing Office. City: Washington, D.C. Year: 1904. A scarce first edition of this facsimile of the Jefferson Bible. In its original binding. Presents a complete facsimile reproduction of Jefferson’s Bible in which is underscored the passages from the Gospels directly related to words and actions of Jesus.
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