The voice of the bridegroom: allegorical exegesis as spiritual exercise in book eleven of Augustine's "Confessions"
The purpose of the paper is to examine an allegorical interpretation of Genesis in Book Eleven of the Confessions in terms of spiritual exercise and contemplation. Augustine continues the Alexandrian tradition of allegorical exegesis, understood as a movement from the material 'letter' tow...
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| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2015]
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Augustiniana
Year: 2015, Volume: 65, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 141-167 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Confessiones 11
/ Allegoric exegesis
/ Spiritual exercise
/ Contemplation
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HA Bible KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) Confessiones
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