8. The French Philosophes: An Ambiguous Record

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. 1. A Gateway to the City of Books 1
5. 2. Reknitting the Severed Connection 13
6. 3. Rival Interpreters in the Renaissance and Reformation 37
7. 4. The Flowering of Christian Hebraism 66
8. 5. Seventeenth–Century Uses of Historical Judaism 108
9. 6. Transition to the Enlightenment 162
10. 7. Assault of the English Deists 175
11. 8. The French Philosophes: An Ambiguous Record 192
12. 9. Catholic Vindications of Israel 222
13. 10. The German Janus 249
14. 11. The Aftermath of Liberation 293
15. Illustrations Notes Index
16. Illustrations 325
17. Notes 349
18. Index 355