A Theologico-Political Treatise, and a Political TreatiseCosimo, Inc., 2007 M11 1 - 428 pages An early voice calling for reason as the ruler of the human mind, and a man with, at best, a Deistic outlook on religion, Spinoza is perhaps the first truly modern philosopher. He is certainly the first modern critic of the Bible. His devoted adherents include many great names of 19th-century literature: Goethe, Coleridge, Shelley, and George Eliot were deeply swayed by his writing; in the 20th century, Albert Einstein claimed Spinoza's deterministic outlook as an abiding influence; understanding the writings of all these figures is greatly enhanced by an appreciation of Spinoza. In Theologico-Political Treatise, first published anonymously in 1670, Spinoza rails against religious intolerance and calls for governments to be entirely secular. His Political Treatise, unfinished at his death, was published only posthumously, and deals with democratic government. Dutch philosopher BENEDICT DE SPINOZA (1632-1677), alternately and paradoxically known as "the best Jew" and "the best atheist," is best known for his Ethics. |
Contents
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xiii | 51 |
Of the Divine | 57 |
Testimony of the New Testament | 72 |
xiv | 75 |
Scope of the present work | 148 |
The author declines to undertake a similar detailed examina | 157 |
For what readers the treatise is designed Submission | 159 |
Of the true Original of the Divine Law and where | 165 |
It is shown that Scripture teaches only very Simple | 175 |
Definitions of Faith the True Faith and | 182 |
Theology is shown not to be subservient to Reason | 190 |
Of the Foundations of a State of the Natural | 200 |
Contents | 77 |
Of Miracles | 81 |
XV | 91 |
Of the Interpretation of Scripture | 119 |
xvi | 124 |
Who compiled first the book of Deuteronomy | 131 |
xxxii | 133 |
That the existing marginal notes are often such | 140 |
An Examination of the remaining books of the | 146 |
Chap XVII It is shown that no one can or need transfer | 214 |
From the Commonwealth of the Hebrews and their | 237 |
It is shown that the Right over Matters Spiritual lies | 245 |
That in a Free State every man may Think what | 257 |
That liberty of opinion is beneficial shown from the history | 264 |
Definition of prophecy | 269 |
Introduction | 283 |
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Page 67 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 170 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 52 - For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Page 23 - My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Page 16 - And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh : for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
Page 19 - If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Page 54 - Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the Oracles of God.
Page 24 - Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets; therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Page 53 - For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight : is it not in that thou goest with us ? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.