Spinoza and Biblical philology in the Dutch Republic, 1660-1710 Touber, Jetze creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History enk 2018 2018 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource "Spinoza and Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1660-1710 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. Jetze Touber expertly charts contested issues of biblical philology in mainstream Dutch Calvinism to determine if Spinoza's work on the Bible had bearing on the Reformed understanding of the way society should handle Scripture. Spinoza has received considerable attention both in and outside academia. His unconventional interpretation of the Old Testament passages has been examined repeatedly during the past decades. So has that of fellow 'radicals' (rationalists, radicals, deists, libertines, and enthusiasts), against the backdrop of a society that is assumed to have been hostile, overwhelmed, static, and uniform. Touber counteracts this perspective and considers how the Dutch Republic used biblical philology and biblical criticism, including that of Spinoza. In doing so, Touber takes into account the highly neglected area of the Dutch Reformed ministry and theology of the Dutch Golden Age. The study concludes that Spinoza--rather than simply pushing biblical scholarship in the direction of modernity--acted in an indirect way upon ongoing debates, shifting trends in those debates, but not always in the same direction, and not always equally profoundly at all times, on all levels."-- Introduction: Spinoza and biblical philology in the Dutch Republic -- Spinoza's biblical criticism -- Responses to Spinoza : Burman to Le Clerc -- Biblical history and antiquarianism -- The Bible in the political fabric of the Dutch Republic, 1660-1710 -- The Sabbath: biblical scholarship and ecclesiastical discipline -- Conclusion: the Bible human and divine. Jetze Touber. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. e-ne--- Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677 Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc Netherlands History 17th century Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc Netherlands History 18th century Bible Critique, interprétation, etc Pays-Bas Histoire 17e siècle Bible Critique, interprétation, etc Pays-Bas Histoire 18e siècle Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677 Bible BIBLES General RELIGION Biblical Reference General RELIGION Biblical Reference Handbooks Netherlands 1600-1799 fast B3999.R4 T68 2018 220.609/032 Spinoza and Biblical philology in the Dutch Republic, 1660-1710 Touber, Jetze. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 First edition. (DLC) 2018938571 (OCoLC)994474264 9780192527189 0192527185 9780191843112 0191843113 9780198805007 0198805004 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/6193 N$T 180627 20260319175723.7 in00005716135 eng