No scholar of Spinoza or of Early Modern philosophy can afford to miss out on Touber's contribution.

Autorentext

Jetze Touber is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of History at Ghent University.

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Zusammenfassung
This study investigates the biblical criticism of Spinoza from the perspective of the Dutch Reformed society in which the philosopher lived and worked. It focuses on philological investigation of the Bible: its words, language, and the historical context in which it originated.

Inhalt

• List of Figures

• List of Abbreviations

• A Note About Proper Names

• Introduction

• 1: Spinoza's Biblical Criticism

• 2: Responses to Spinoza: Burman to Le Clerc

• 3: Biblical History and Antiquarianism

• 4: The Bible in the Political Fabric of the Dutch Republic, 1660-1700

• 5: The Sabbath: Biblical Scholarship and Ecclesiastical Discipline

• Conclusion

• Bibliography