Publication

2012 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

108,000 words, Guess

Page Count

432 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780199751297
  • Open LibraryOL25223350M

Classifications

  • DDC220.6092
  • LCCBR65.A9 C26 2012
  • LCCBR65.A9C26 2012

Description

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Christ meets me everywhere: Augustine's early figurative exegesisOxford University Press2012-01-01

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