The Hebrew Republic, also “De Republica Hebraeorum”, and also “Respublica Hebraeorum”, is an early modern concept in political theory in which Christian scholars regarded the Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...

 as a political constitution framing a perfect and republican government designed by God for the children of Israel.

Among the most notable works in the genre are “De Republica Hebraeorum” by Petrus Cunaeus

Petrus Cunaeus

Petrus Cunaeus was the pen name of the Dutch Christianscholar Peter van der Kun. His book The Hebrew Republic is considered "the most powerful statement of republican theory in the early years of the Dutch Republic." -Biography:Cunaeus enrolled at the University of Leyden at the age of fourteen,...

  and Eric Nelson's

Eric M. Nelson

Eric Nelson is an American historian and Professor of Government at Harvard University.He received his A.B. from Harvard University and his PhD from The University of Cambridge ....

"The Hebrew Republic".