Structure and Argument in Augustine’s Nativity Sermons 184 and 185: Two Sermons with a Division into Three Parts

A previous article has demonstrated on the basis of a twofold analysis - of the use of language and of Scripture - that sermones 186 and 187 each consist of four parts. The current article shows on the basis of a similar investigation that sermones 184 and 185 must be divided into three parts. The a...

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Main Author: van Neer, Joost (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brepols 2013
In: Sacris erudiri
Year: 2013, Volume: 52, Pages: 67-102
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