UID:
almafu_9959870199902883
Format:
1 online resource (429 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786613890023
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1-283-57757-7
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0-19-987693-2
Series Statement:
Oxford studies in historical theology
Content:
This book studies the earliest biblical reading practices of Augustine of Hippo (354-430), the greatest of the Latin Church Fathers. It examines works from the first fifteen years of Augustine's Christian life in order to follow the course of his development. His reflections on the craft of hermeneutics advanced not only specifically theological reading practices but also the humane art of textual interpretation. Augustine's rationale for figurative reading in the tens of thousands of Scripture references that filled hundreds of sermons, letters, and treatises made him the most widely read commentator on the Christian Scriptures in the west for more than a thousand years.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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pt. 1. Novice, rhetor, convert, seeker of wisdom (386-391) -- pt. 2. Journeyman, priest, apprentice, student of Paul (391-396) -- pt. 3. Master, teacher, defender, pastor of souls (396- ca. 400).
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-975129-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-995058-X
Language:
English
