Jefferson wrote his own Bible?! Oh man! Now I know
you're way off . . . off your rocker (with all due
respect).
That Bible wasn't for him. It was an evangelistic
tool for the Indians!

D. James Kennedy tells this lie as well, perhaps that's
where you got it. When I asked him about it, his
handlers could not come up with any reference to that
effect. Can you do any better?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28006
I obtained a copy of the "Jefferson Bible," which is in
an extraction of the gospens in the New Testament only,
from interlibrary loan. The foreword says:
Thomas Jefferson was from early life a close student
of the Bible. It was of the Bible that he wrote:
"There never was a more pure or sublime system of
morality than is to be found in the four Evangelists."
His further interest in it is clearly shown by the
original copy of the so-called "Jefferson Bible," now
preserved with so much care in the National Museum in
Washington, it having been purchased by the U. S.
Government of the author of the Declaration of
Independence and is now a priceless relic of that
great man. It is a little leather-bound volume
resembling in appearance an old account book, and on
its may be read the life of Christ, prepared by
arranging chronologically all of the verses from the
four gospels that pertain to the career of our Lord,
omitting, however, "every verse or paragraph that to
his mind was ambiguous or controversial, and every
statement of fact that would not have been admitted as
evidence in a court of justice."

Jefferson arranged this Life of Christ by cutting
verses or parts of verses from the four Gospels and by
pasting the clippings in their proper order, in a
blank book, made a connected narrative. His original
idea was to have the life and teachings of the Savior,
told in similar excerpts, prepared for the Indians,
thinking that simple would be best adapted for them.
But abandoning the idea, the formal execution of his
plan took this shape, intended for his individual use.

He was an indefatigably zealous student of the Bible,
and was infinitely more conversant with it than the
bulk of professed Christians. The framing of the
Declaration of Independence reveals a strongly
religious mind.

His religious belief has been questioned and yet he
was a member of the Episcopal Church in
Charlottesville, Va., contributing regularily to its
support and serving as a member of its vestry. He
wrote of himself: "I am a Christian in the only sense
Christ wished anyone to be--sincerely attached to His
doctrines in preference to all others."

These words were quite telling. Weren't they?

I'd like to see some proof, though, that Jefferson decided
to abandon the ministry to the Indians with this Bible of
his. It says that this was his intent. It also says that
he considered himself a Christian. As I said, very telling.

'The Morals and Life of Jesus of Nazareth,' extracted
textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin, French and
English. Title and very full index in his own hand.
Texts were cut by him out of printed copies of Greek,
Latin, French and English Testaments and pasted in this
book of blank pages, which was handsomely bound in red
morocco, ornamented in gilt, and titled on the back in
gilt letters, 'The Morals of Jesus.' His original idea
was to have the life and teachings of the Saviour, told
in similar excerpts, prepared for the Indians, thinking
this simple form would suit them best. But, abandoning
this, the formal execution of his plan took the shape
above described, which was for his individual use. He
used the four languages that he might have the texts in
them side by side, convenient for comparison. In the
book he pasted a map of the ancient world and the Holy
Land, with which he studied the New Testament."

It's clear from this introduction that there was some
thought, prior to the execution of the project, that
a portion of the gospels might be prepared for use in
teaching Native Americans. It is equally clear that
was ultimately not what became of his efforts.
Outside of the complete lack of evidence, your claim
is further undermined by the fact that the book was
prepared in four languages: Greek, Latin, French and
English. Why would he need Greek and Latin translations
for an "evangelical tool for the Indians?"

http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=6040
His efforts basically amount to scrubbing all divinity
from the gospels. There are no traces of miracles, virgin
birth, angels or prophecy -- it's just the teachings of
*a man* named Jesus. A PBS special reported Jefferson to
have said of Jesus:
"a man, of illegitimate birth, of a benevolent heart,
(and an) enthusiastic mind, who set out without pretensions
of divinity, ended in believing them, and was punished
capitally for sedition by being gibbeted according to the
Roman law."

Here are some online copies for your perusal:
http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/JefJesu.html