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Quotation from A Theologico-Political Treatise by Baruch Spinoza
“the method of interpreting Scripture does not widely differ from the method of interpreting nature - in fact, it is almost the same.”
A Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapter VII, Of the Interpretation of Scripture, trans. R. H. M. Elwes
Spinoza's summary of his method: Scripture, like nature, should be understood from its own history and data.
Citation: "the method of interpreting Scripture does not widely differ from the method of interpreting nature - in fact, it is almost the same." — Baruch Spinoza, A Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapter VII, Of the Interpretation of Scripture, trans. R. H. M. Elwes. (id spinoza-theologico-political-treatise-q3)
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