Leo Tolstoy’s The 4 Gospels Harmonized & Translated (1904) Volume 1

To any who might not know, Leo Tolstoy’s the one who gave classic Russian literature a name that stands unparalleled to this day. Mahatma Gandhi was especially inspired by Tolstoy’s writings, specifically in his extreme stance on Pacifism & as Tolstoy would quote Christ from His sermon on the Mount, “Do not Resist evil”. One can’t even begin to measure Tolstoy’s influence of which fountain flows like the Niagara today.

How many are familiar with the only good comedian I’ve ever known to exist, Norm MacDonald? You might be surprised to know Tolstoy had no less an influence on him than Ghandhi. Tolstoy had once been a gamblin man of war who later admitted his senseless killing of innocent people. He wrote the well know great “War & Peace”, “Anna Karenina”, “Resurrection” & countless others. Fyodor Dostoevsky only lived in the shadow of this man.

Tolstoy’s works have penetrated all cultures, very popular in the middle east. My words are not sufficient. As Norm made it know to me of this man who is exactly like him, the day he decides to leave it all and wander as a stray defending on Christ, he died. The man hated his wealth. He hated his fellow writers & himself. He oft times referred to himself as a parasite. He saw the wisdom in the laboring man & went to labour. He tried organized religion for a while, until his writings in putting Christ above tradition got him ex-communicated.

Much more coulld be said, you could read about the great intellect and honesty of this man all day, but let us focus on his last work before he died, this work. I’ve been studying the Greek myself for years now with a fervant hunger. And never have I come across anyone who’s taken an honest independent look at it like I have, instead of just accepting all that was given to us in the 1500’s & leaving it at that. This is a translation from the original Greek of the gospels. This is no less than what Erasmus did, but better. I agree with him on many things. The point is, this man had no “extreme limit”. He didn’t care how far out of the accepted academic consensus of theology any of the patterns he pointed out were. His entire life is a testament to this attitude.

Since the 1500’s, there’s been no greater work that I’ve found, which actually continues the work of the restoration, not reformation. And this, at the end of the 1800s. Tolstoy lived from 1828-1910AD.  What’s interesting, is that this final work of his seems to be the hardest to find anywhere. A man so popular, it’s almost as if it’s deliberate. A man so sincere, that he gave up all copyright for his books when he gave his heart to Christ, feeling damned if he should dare lock up the keys of knowledge for profit. He certainly walked much of the walk, which can be said of few people, walking after the Lord even until his death. He knew no other way.

The essence of such a one is summed up in this one quote of his:

“We can only know that we know nothing, and that is the highest degree of wisdom”-Leo Tolstoy

This is a quality 1904 Facsimile, translated under the approval of Tolstoy of whom the translator knew personally. This can be said with about all of Tolstoy’s works, which is another great rarity. One need not wonder so much as to lost in translation. And this is just the first Volume. He also has a 2nd Volume of which one TRULY can’t find for sale anywhere in it’s faithful form of which I’ll be posting soon and are available for view and download on this website already. I know in my heart that this last specific work of his will take part in the great spring of restorative revival which is dawning at this very moment. And how many times have even you seen me resist evil & call it justice? The lack of cowardice. Truth is, I’ve been in rebellion of Christs’ most fundamental commandment. I’ve been anti-Christ. No man is smart. I’ve no wit or knowledge that any should listen to me. But fail as I have & will, what you see is real, not right, but real… it’s all God’s ever asked. Tolstoy is the story of a man losing the luxurious life of his riches intentionally. An educated man, famous respected soldier… He truly left all to follow Christ & in his honest struggle, we do see Christ in a relatively modern time. Do not underestimate such a testimony. Not even a man’s body belong to him, but his word does. His word is his. And he does take it with him. Man hath nothing else.

(485 pages, 10in x 6.5 in x 1.2inch)