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13. - Apostle

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2025

By
Mogens Lærke
Edited by
Karolina Hübner  and
Justin Steinberg
Karolina Hübner
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Justin Steinberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

Apart from a reference to Paul in CM2.7 (i/264), the Apostles are not discussed in Spinoza’s metaphysical works, but only in the TTP and in some letters (Ep73, 75, and 76). Spinoza sees the Hebrew Prophets and the Apostles as divinely inspired in similar ways: they all teach simple moral lessons of charity, justice, and love of God; they all adapt those lessons to the mentality of their audiences (TTPpref, iii/10; TTP1, III/21; TTP11, iii/156). Spinoza does, however, also identify some important differences that are developed in detail in TTP11, the only chapter of the work principally dedicated to the New Testament.

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The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 32 - 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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