Abstract

Mohandas K. (“Mahatma”) Gandhi considered it the duty of every cultured man and woman to sympathetically read the scriptures of the great world religions. Though not himself a biblical scholar, Gandhi's facility and familiarity with the Bible (especially the New Testament) has been insufficiently appreciated. This article explores the following questions: What principles of interpretation did Gandhi bring to the scriptures of the great world religions? What, in particular, was the extent and depth of his knowledge of the Christian scriptures? In essence, what was Gandhi's Bible?

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