ABSTRACT
I have already hinted before in this book (pp. 32ff.) at certain intentions of ‘tinting’ Spinoza and Spinozism in order to match accordingly the universalism usually accepted as a facet of Christianity and only then to accept Spinoza orbi sed non urbi. While doing this the very truth would be neglected that this universalism of Christ (Jewish in fact!) attracted Spinoza, and is the very same Jewish universality proclaimed by our prophets long, long ago. Robert Misrahi, in his excellent contribution to this book (p. 387ff.): ‘Spinoza and Christian thought – a challenge’, has admirably unmasked this trend in a keen and daring way to show how (Christian) scholars have quoted from the whole context only the particular parts which support their claim to Christianize Spinoza. A re-Judaization has already begun to dawn and gain momentum for him as for Jeshu, who would also appear over-paganized, when all organic traces of Jewish kernel and shell are removed altogether.
