TY - GEN N2 - This title argues that the application of tools, developed in the study of ancient Greek and Latin authors, to the Bible was aimed at stabilizing the biblical text but had the unintentional effect that the text grew more and more unstable. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) capitalized on this tradition in his notorious Theological-political Treatise (1670). AB - This title argues that the application of tools, developed in the study of ancient Greek and Latin authors, to the Bible was aimed at stabilizing the biblical text but had the unintentional effect that the text grew more and more unstable. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) capitalized on this tradition in his notorious Theological-political Treatise (1670). T1 - The emancipation of biblical philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670 / AU - Miert, Dirk van, ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - BS537 ID - 844603 KW - Philology. SN - 9780191842177 TI - The emancipation of biblical philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590-1670 / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198803935.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198803935.001.0001 ER -