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11 Cards in this Set
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St. Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis)
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(13 November 354 – 28 August 430)
Bishop of Northern Africa (Hippo) |
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De doctrina christiana (On Christian Doctrine)
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Consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures.
The first three of these books were published in 397 and the fourth added in 426. |
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Purpose for work:
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Provide the Christians a tool worthy of replacing the sophisticated pagan classics in order to discover what is to be learned (from scripture) and how to teach what has been learned.
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Prologue:
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Counters 3 objections
1. do not understand him- not his fault 2. fail to make effective use - not his fault 3. already able by the Spirit to interpret Scriptures without human instruction - refuted by example and argument eg. language is learned from people , not just revealed by Spirit. human teaching is designed by God. |
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Book One: Towards the Love of God
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1. Things to be used (directing to enjoyment of God) and things to be enjoyed (God).
2. Discovery and Teaching 3. Love - appreciate God's love through scripture, faith, and charity. |
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Book Two: Method and Virtue 1: Signs
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Natural and Conventional signs
1. Convential = conventions of living creatures to communicate (e.g., language) 2. Language is recorded in scripture, but is a sign of a sign of a thing. 3. This is compounded by "similitudes" which the HS employs to : a. defend against indifference b. defend against disdain Goal: apply oneself to learn about the relationship between words and things. |
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Book Two: Method and Virtue 2: Seven Steps to Wisdom
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1. Fear of God (2.VII.9)
2. Loyal faithful obedience 3. Knowledge 4. Fortitude (Hungers and Thirsts for Justice) 5. Good counsel of Mercy (2.VII.11) 6. Purity of Heart (love of enemy) 7. Wisdom (proper affections and enjoyment) |
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Book Two: Method and Virtue 3: (Method)
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1. know the canonical scriptures (read them)
2. prefer works accepted by all catholic churches. 3. let the clear guide understanding of the obscure 4. false signs are to be overcome with exegesis and tc 5. preference for the itiala and the LXX 6. knowledge of science, math, music (2.XVI.24–26) 7. wherever the Christian finds truth, it is the Lord's (2. XVIII.28) |
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Book Three: Interpretation of signs
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1. Ambiguous figurative signs and ambiguous literal signs
2. Things can be signs of something else 3. Understanding argumentation and rhetoric 4. Love more important that historical or literal (i.e., the interpretation that leads to love) |
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Book Three: Tyconius Rules
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1. Augustine finds 'rules' from T useful for most obscure scriptures, not all. There are 7 rules.
2. "Of the Lord and His Body" means a person can be referenced for Christ and his Church. 3. "Of the bipartitate body of the Lord" refers to the "mixed Church", since they are for a time together. 4. "Of the Promises and the Law" which T gets wrong (according to Aug.), and should be called "of the Spirit and the Letter" 5. "Of Species and Genus" - part for the whole 6. "Of Times" operates either by trope (Christ's 3 days), or legitmate (70x7 means always) 7. Recapitulation - reference to previous and continuing narrative: Luke 17:29–32 "in that day is read with 1 John 2:18 "it is the last hour" 8. Of the Devil and his body" refers to the reprobate, fallen, impious who are the body of Satan. |
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Book Four: Rhetoric used to teach wisdom by eloquence
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1. Inspiration - Authors of Scripture speak with a higher eleoquence because it supersases them in that the authority and inspiration of these writings is God.
2. 3 styles, subdued, moderate, grand 3. Holy life is key, more important than eloquence 4. to teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory (4.XII.27). Cicero Orat. 21.69 |
