De la Divina Providencia, o Sea Naturaleza Universal, o Natura Naturante, Tratado Theologico
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 488
NIETO, DAVID
De la Divina Providencia, o Sea Naturaleza Universal, o Natura Naturante, Tratado Theologico
London: James Dover 1704
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
A famous reply by Haham Nieto, to the accusation that he had Spinozistic leanings. It is an elaboration of the sermon Nieto had delivered to combat the deistic notion of a “Nature” apart from God. Nieto identified Nature with God; and, though he made it clear that he had natura naturans and not natura naturata (see Spinoza) in mind, the matter caused an upstir in his community. Nevertheless, the Chacham Tzvi Ashkenazi ruled in his favor.