Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 1997-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 998 Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632 1677 Spinoza, Benedict of Spinoza, Baruch Espinosa, Baruch de De Spinoza, Benedictus Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) 1853 Elwes, Robert Harvey Monro Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_Theologico-Politicus Joseph B. Yesselman. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 1" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical treatise written in the 17th century, engaging with issues surrounding religion, prophecy, and the role of divine authority in political matters. The opening chapters establish a framework for understanding prophecy, the nature of divine law, and the peculiar relationship between the Hebrews and God. Spinoza argues for a rational interpretation of religion, suggesting that many traditional beliefs are rooted in superstition rather than reason. The opening of the treatise presents Spinoza's exploration of prophecy, where he delineates its definition, the nature of prophets, and the distinction between true prophecy and mere imagination or superstition. He emphasizes that insights and revelations provided to prophets do not grant them greater wisdom but are influenced by their personal perspectives and emotions. Moreover, he questions whether the gift of prophecy was unique to the Hebrews, asserting that true divine revelation arises from understanding and moral living, rather than knowledge or intellect. This analysis prompts readers to reconsider traditional thoughts surrounding religious belief and political authority, inviting an approach grounded in reason and critical thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800 Free thought -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Early works to 1800 B Text Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Politics 209113 2025-08-01T08:04:53.926346 text/html 209903 2021-01-06T08:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74230 2021-01-06T08:46:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156324 2025-08-01T08:04:59.646298 application/epub+zip 155291 2025-08-01T08:04:56.724322 application/epub+zip 147417 2025-08-01T08:04:55.589329 application/epub+zip 299771 2025-08-01T08:05:02.003303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288318 2025-08-01T08:04:58.985289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258740 2022-09-01T09:03:10.337066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199158 2025-08-01T08:04:53.616356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199334 2021-01-06T08:44:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72302 2021-01-06T08:45:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20128 2025-08-01T08:05:02.264833 application/rdf+xml 14722 2025-08-01T08:04:56.090312 image/jpeg 3546 2025-08-01T08:04:55.841323 image/jpeg 146171 2025-08-01T08:04:53.943334 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia