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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Publicado en:Vigiliae Christianae
Autor principal: Scully, Ellen (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Brill 2016
En: Vigiliae Christianae
Clasificaciones IxTheo:KAB Cristianismo primitivo
NBQ Escatología
Otras palabras clave:B Etymology eschatology Jerusalén Augustine Hilary of Poitiers
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario: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 of peace” over that of “city of peace” is motivated by the greater usefulness of “vision of peace” within his already established eschatological system that links vision with beatitude. Augustine’s preference for “vision of peace” influenced the eschatological trajectory of the Latin patristic and medieval tradition.
ISSN:1570-0720
Obras secundarias:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12301029