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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963549003321

Autore

Andrews James A

Titolo

Hermeneutics and the church : in dialogue with Augustine / / James A. Andrews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, 2012

ISBN

9780268074753

0268074755

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Reading the Scriptures

Disciplina

230/.14

Soggetti

Theology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half title -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Augustine's De doctrina christiana: History and Context -- Chapter 2: De doctrina christiana: Eclecticism in Action -- Chapter 3: Theological Hermeneutics: A priori or a posteriori? -- Chapter 4: Community, Hermeneutics, Rhetoric -- Chapter 5: De doctrina christiana and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Texts -- Index of Names and Subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

Andrews analyzes Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana and places it into dialogue with contemporary theological hermeneutics.