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'Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah': Paving the way for secular Jewish identity - review

Beyond his contributions to philosophy, Spinoza helped pioneer secular scholarship of the Bible by stressing its human authorship.

 PROBABLE PORTRAIT of Spinoza by Barend Graat, 1666
PROBABLE PORTRAIT of Spinoza by Barend Graat, 1666
(photo credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN)
ByTIBOR KRAUSZ
JUNE 11, 2024 18:26
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