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Spinoza's "Bible" Hermeneutics

Posted on:2015-02-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B H ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2265330425496001Subject:Foreign philosophy
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1670, Spinoza published a book about politics and religion "theological andpolitical theory." Biblical precedent for open criticism of the book in other writings.Spinoza explicitly declared that the Pope and the teachings of the system can not bethe supreme authority of the interpretation of religion,"explains the right to belong toreligious...... everyone." This fact points out the political leanings of a historicalgrammar principles of interpretation; it makes activities exist to explain the doctrineof the system even more superfluous.From the origins of Spinoza "Bible" hermeneutic theory, proposed methods,applications and affect the value of five parts of Spinoza’s "Bible" explains the theoryas one of the most superficial discussion.Spinoza’s "Bible" explains the theory comes from the "Bible" of interpretationexisted since ancient times. Moment, Christian scholars from the Greek civilizationand the convergence of the Hebrew civilization created a rich exegetical method andtheory,"the Bible" in close conjunction with Westerners live together. Longing for abetter life also contributed to Spinoza for "Bible" to a new interpretation.Spinoza "Bible" explains the methodology, in a nutshell is, according to the"Bible" of history to explain,"The Bible." Naturalism,"the spirit of the text itselfdeepened concern for people. Spinoza’s "Theological and Political Theory" can beregarded as "the Bible" explains the representative of this spirit. Spinoza put forwardto explain the "Bible". There is no way to explain the natural way with a bigdifference," in fact almost the same ". Interpretation of nature is to explain the originsof nature, and thus, according to certain unchanging axiom to launch a naturalinterpretation to explain " Bible " equally do not have a pre-established principle, butsimply discuss the " Bible " of the content itself, he clearly stressed,"We on the"Bible " of knowledge can only help of trend " Bible ""," understand " the Bible" canonly help of trend of "the Bible" book." Spinoza said,"We must be fully inaccordance with the meaning of the text, with a sober mind, only according to theBible," to understand. Spinoza this approach will be applied to all aspects of the "Bible" of textinterpretation. Spinoza for author " Bible " of each chapter presents different from theorthodox point of view, the author asserts,"The Bible" of each chapter of thetraditional interpretation of those prophets do not identified,"the Bible" is a long timeexperienced descendants gradually written, thereby negate the " Bible" is the status ofthe holy scriptures, more than "only by the book", but different people at differenttimes in different ways and processing, organize, edit, modify, cut, polish made thebook," the Bible" itself is a completely written by the people "hide" or "humanbook." The "Bible" of history is the history of the Jews, the "Bible" a book of historyalready closely linked with the history of the Jews. Jewish history is one of the"Bible" from "hide" to "prophet" process.Spinoza’s view at the time by a savage attack,"all good things there howprecious how difficult." However, these ideas of the Enlightenment and thedevelopment of hermeneutics played a profound impact. He attracted a lot ofsupporters. Spinoza’s "Bible", explained the system to get rid of the shackles ofdoctrine, abandoned "allegorical interpretation" principle, and direct use of "grammarof a historical interpretation" principle. Prehistory is the history of the liberation of thetext obtained from the teachings of the system is to establish their own independentstatus of the text of a history of modern hermeneutics. Spinoza’s "Bible" hermeneutictheory also touched on some of the major problems of modern hermeneutics, ashermeneutic circle, etc., and to get rid of superstition, to explore solutions to age-olddebate of philosophy and religion, or between reason and revelation, there greatly.
Keywords/Search Tags:Biblical interpretation, hermeneutics, Spinoza
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