Spinoza and the irrelevance of biblical authority /
[Book]
J. Samuel Preus.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
xvi, 228 pages ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-224) and index.
"Spinoza's Theological Political Treatise (1670) is a landmark both in democratic political theory and in the history of biblical interpretation. Spinoza championed liberty of thought, speech and writing by discrediting the Bible as the standard for truth and a source of public law. Applying a new historical criticism, he showed that biblical teaching and law were irrelevant for a modern pluralist state and its intellectual life."--Jacket.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677-- Religion.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677., Tractatus theologico-politicus.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677., Tractatus theologico-politicus.