In his article, "The Mosaic Moment: An Early Modernist Critique of the Modernist Theory of Nationalism", Philip S. Gorski argues that the first modern nation was the Dutch Republic, created by a fully modern political nationalism rooted in the model of biblical nationalism.
I sin artikel "The Mosaic Moment: An Early Modernist Critique of the Modernist Theory of Nationalism" hævder Philip S. Gorski at den første moderne nation var de Forenede Nederlande, skabt af en fuldt moderne politisk nationalisme med rødder i den model af bibelske nationalisme.