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Bible interpretation and the constitution of the Christian Commonwealth in Hobbes's Leviathan, Part III

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posted on 2023-06-08, 22:45 authored by Mark Somos
Few aspects of Hobbes’s thought received as much recent attention as his religion; yet there are no comprehensive analyses of Hobbes’s biblical exegesis. To illustrate a possible method and the value of such studies, this article traces Hobbes’s strings of references in Leviathan, Part III. It shows that despite ascribing the authority to finalise, censor, and otherwise control biblical editions to the Sovereign, Hobbes preferred the Geneva to the King James Bible. The article also considers some implications of Hobbes’s Bible interpretations for the constitutional design of his Christian Commonwealth, including representation, the Christian Sovereign, anticlericalism, and the Second Coming.

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  • Published

Journal

Storia del pensiero politico

ISSN

2279-9818

Publisher

Società editrice il Mulino

Issue

2

Volume

2015

Page range

175-202

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  • Law Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-10-12

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