Yoon, David I.2019-09-252019-09-252016-12-0520121481-0794http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/160223"The current state of biblical interpretation, however one views it, has been highly influenced by the scholarship of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677). He is certainly considered to be one of the cat-alysts of the Enlightenment, or at least one who laid the ground-work for the Enlightenment to take place. Much of his meth-odology in interpreting the biblical text resulted in what we currently call historical criticism,1 characterized by extreme skepticism of the miraculous and supernatural, and focus on matters of faith and morality over historical precision. Although his Ethics is probably the most famous of his works, much of his biblical hermeneutical philosophy comes from his Theological-Political Treatise"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderbiblical interpretationBaruch Spinozahistorical criticismbiblical hermeneutical philosophyPolitical ethicsMethods of ethicsComparative religion and interreligious dialoguePhilosophy of religionGlobal Church History and World ChristianityArticle