Freedom to understand and serve : the contribution of Spinoza to biblical research

dc.contributor.author	De Villiers, Pieter
dc.date.accessioned	2011-07-06T05:31:34Z
dc.date.available	2011-07-06T05:31:34Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.citation	De Villiers, P. 2007,'Freedom to understand and serve: the contribution of Spinoza to biblical research', Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. XXXIV, no. 1, pp. 23-53.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1017-0499
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4537
dc.description	Peer reviewed	en
dc.description.abstract	This article discusses the contribution of Spinoza to the interpretation of the Bible. After an introduction setting his research on the Bible within his time and context, it investigates several facets of his hermeneutics. The article then focuses on his methodology, the application of reason, his historical approach to the Bible and the way in which he understands both the human and divine nature of the Bible. A brief conclusion points out Spinoza’s interpretation of the Bible as an attempt to promote freedom of thought.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (30 pages)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Church History Society of Southern Africa	en
dc.subject	Spinoza
dc.subject	Biblical research	en
dc.subject.ddc	220.609
dc.subject.lcsh	Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History	en
dc.title	Freedom to understand and serve : the contribution of Spinoza to biblical research	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Research Institute for Theology and Religion	en