The emancipation of biblical philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670
This title argues that the application of tools, developed in the study of ancient Greek and Latin authors, to the Bible was aimed at stabilizing the biblical text but had the unintentional effect that the text grew more and more unstable. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) capitalized on this tradition in...
| Summary: | This title argues that the application of tools, developed in the study of ancient Greek and Latin authors, to the Bible was aimed at stabilizing the biblical text but had the unintentional effect that the text grew more and more unstable. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) capitalized on this tradition in his notorious Theological-political Treatise (1670) |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index This edition previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 0191842176 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198803935.001.0001 |