The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of Samuel

The article is an introduction to the political reading of the Bible. Jewish federalism is shown as the paradigm of modern contractualism. The author refers to the right interpretation of the Bible onthe basis of the works of Daniel J. Elazar, Max Kadushin y Eric Voegelin. At the end, as an example,...

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Main Author: Jorge Alfonso
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Pontificia Comillas 2013-12-01
Series:Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
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Online Access:https://revistas.upcomillas.es/index.php/pensamiento/article/view/2282
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spelling doaj-4cfd65f8e4e14298811ed17c18923fe02020-11-25T00:02:52ZspaUniversidad Pontificia ComillasPensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica0031-47492386-58222013-12-01692604234392137The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of SamuelJorge Alfonso0Universidad de TarapacáThe article is an introduction to the political reading of the Bible. Jewish federalism is shown as the paradigm of modern contractualism. The author refers to the right interpretation of the Bible onthe basis of the works of Daniel J. Elazar, Max Kadushin y Eric Voegelin. At the end, as an example, the author critizes Hobbes’s interpretation of the Books of Samuel, which is controversial for not taking into account essential aspects of Biblical hermeneutics.https://revistas.upcomillas.es/index.php/pensamiento/article/view/2282federalismo, contractualismo, pensamiento orgánico
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The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of Samuel
Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
federalismo, contractualismo, pensamiento orgánico
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title The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of Samuel
title_short The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of Samuel
title_full The Political Reading of the Bible and an Application to Thomas Hobbes’s Interpretation of the Book of Samuel
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publisher Universidad Pontificia Comillas
series Pensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica
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publishDate 2013-12-01
description The article is an introduction to the political reading of the Bible. Jewish federalism is shown as the paradigm of modern contractualism. The author refers to the right interpretation of the Bible onthe basis of the works of Daniel J. Elazar, Max Kadushin y Eric Voegelin. At the end, as an example, the author critizes Hobbes’s interpretation of the Books of Samuel, which is controversial for not taking into account essential aspects of Biblical hermeneutics.
topic federalismo, contractualismo, pensamiento orgánico
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