Author Description
A reconstruction of how Augustine, one of the most famous and productive theologians in the Western Church, used the Bible based on information in his writings and surviving manuscripts. Includes a commentary on Augustine's text and exegesis of the Gospel according to John.
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THE THESIS
This study investigates the specific form of the Gospel of John utilized by Augustine of Hippo, examining how his biblical citations align with or diverge from extant Latin Gospel manuscripts. H. A. G. Houghton, a specialist in New Testament textual criticism, synthesizes patristic evidence with manuscript data to reconstruct the biblical text as it existed in North Africa during the fourth and fifth centuries. The work provides a rigorous analysis of Augustine's exegetical practices and the transmission history of the Latin Bible.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comprehensive collation of Augustinian citations of the Gospel of John.
- Comparative analysis between patristic quotations and Old Latin manuscript traditions.
- Detailed commentary on the relationship between Augustine's exegesis and his source text.
Scope Limits
- The analysis is restricted to the Gospel of John and does not provide a full reconstruction of Augustine's entire biblical corpus.
- The study focuses primarily on textual transmission rather than a broad theological biography of Augustine.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of patristics and textual criticism identify this work as a significant contribution to the understanding of the Vetus Latina tradition. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the meticulous nature of the philological evidence presented.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0191562904
ISBN-13:
9780191562907
History
Religion
Theology
Patristics
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