The books of nature and Scripture
Subtitle: recent essays on natural philosophy, theology, and Biblical criticism in the Netherlands of Spinoza's time and the British Isles of Newton's time
By: edited by James E. Force and Richard H. Popkin.
Contributors: Force, James E.; Popkin, Richard Henry, 1923-
Series: Archives internationales d'histoire des idées =; International archives of the history of ideas ;; 139; Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ;; 139.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 -- Religion; Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 -- Religion; Bible -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Bible -- Study and teaching -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
Description: Dick Popkin and James Force have attended a number of recent conferences where it was apparent that much new and important research was being done in the fields of interpreting Newton's and Spinoza's contributions as Biblical scholars and of the relationship between their Biblical scholarship and other aspects of their particular philosophies.

This collection represents the best current research in this area. It stands alone as the only work to bring together the best current work on these topics. Its primary audience is specialised scholars of the thought of Newton and Spinoza as well as historians of the philosophical ideas of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.