Episode 165: Spinoza on Biblical Criticism (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 165: Spinoza on Biblical Criticism (Part One)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 01:06:59
• Published: 2017-06-05 14:00

On Benedict de Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670), ch. 1–11. For Spinoza, the Bible was a political issue, and he was interested in a way to read it that didn't lead to people fighting wars and persecuting each other. Spinoza argues that a respectful reading is one that looks for the central message and doesn't paper over many places where the text was tailored to its original audience's prejudices, or where for historical reasons we can't now really know what it meant to them. Don't wait for part two! Get your unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! Get a Spinoza T-Shirt! Please visit the St. John's College Graduate Institute: partiallyexaminedlife.com/sjcgi. Also, check out the Patterson in Pursuit philosophy podcast.