Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
A Note About Proper Names
Introduction
1: Spinoza's Biblical Criticism
2: Responses to Spinoza: Burman to Le Clerc
3: Biblical History and Antiquarianism
4: The Bible in the Political Fabric of the Dutch Republic, 1660-1700
5: The Sabbath: Biblical Scholarship and Ecclesiastical Discipline
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the Author

Jetze Touber is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of History at Ghent University.

Reviews

A very interesting study, even for those interested in more than the situation in the Netherlands of the later 17th century.
*Lester L. Grabbe, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament*

This is well-researched, well-written, intelligent, and eminently useful contribution to scholarship.
*Jonathan Israel, Insitute for Advanced Study , Church History and Religious Culture*

No scholar of Spinoza or of Early Modern philosophy can afford to miss out on Touber's contribution.
*Wiep van Bunge, NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion*