Philosophy and Religion

Was Baruch Spinoza excommunicated from the Jewish group?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/baruch-spinoza-excommunicated-jewish-group-436908.html" >Was Baruch Spinoza excommunicated from the Jewish group?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

His independence of thought led to his excommunication from the Jewish group in 1656; at about that time he abandoned the Hebrew form of his name Baruch for the Latin form Benedict.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Spinoza, Baruch . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Why was Baruch Spinoza excommunicated from the Jewish group? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Flash point in the culture wars.(JEWISH WORD)
Magazine article from: Moment ...a professor of Jewish studies at Rutgers...influenced by Baruch Spinoza, the philosopher excommunicated by the Amsterdam Jewish community for...thought movement, Spinoza's ideas also...countless other Jewish groups have coalesced...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.