An Ecclesially Located Exegesis Informed by Augustine's "De Doctrina Christiana"

This article opens with an example of what a Christian interpretive paradigm might look like. For help with this, it turns to Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana (DDC), which will be shown to have a hermeneutic with a priori theological convictions. Augustine's ecclesially located exegetica...

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Main Author: Strahan, Joshua Marshall (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2012
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-239
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