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 no:Vigiliae Christianae
Autor principal: Scully, Ellen (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Brill 2016
Em: Vigiliae Christianae
Classificações IxTheo:KAB Cristianismo primitivo
NBQ Escatologia
Outras palavras-chave:B Etymology eschatology Jerusalém Augustine Hilary of Poitiers
Acesso em linha: Volltext (Verlag)
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Resumo: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 secundárias:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12301029