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New Jerusalem, the interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation, Amsterdam, July 27, 1656

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New Jerusalem, the interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation, Amsterdam, July 27, 1656
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eng
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fiction
Main title
New Jerusalem
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electronic resource
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the interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation, Amsterdam, July 27, 1656
Summary
As a young Jewish man in 17th century Amsterdam, Baruch de Spinoza excelled as a theological student; but as he encountered free-thinking Protestants, atheists, and radicals in this relatively tolerant city, he began to question his religion and the nature of God. As a result, he was branded a heretic and faced excommunication
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New Jerusalem, the interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation
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