Jerusalem’s Lost Etymology: How Augustine Changed Latin Eschatology

This article analyzes the transition from one etymology for Jerusalem (“city of peace”) to another (“vision of peace”) in the late fourth century and the effects of this transition on the Latin eschatological tradition. My thesis is that Augustine’s conscious preference for the etymology of “vision...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Main Author: Scully, Ellen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2016, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-30
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBQ Eschatology
Further subjects:B Etymology eschatology Jerusalem Augustine Hilary of Poitiers
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)