St. Augustine's treatise on interpreting Scripture with faith, hope, and charity, providing practical guidance for biblical study and teaching.
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St. Augustine's treatise on interpreting Scripture with faith, hope, and charity, providing practical guidance for biblical study and teaching.
In this book, St. Augustine, leads us to discover and defend the truths of Scripture, and urges us to interpret it with the light of faith, hope, and charity, in order to understand the Word of God fully. He devises the means to recognize figurative expressions and doubtful language, and suggests consulting primary sources, committing difficult terms to memory, and familiarizing ourselves with the meaning of frequently used symbols, such as "shepherd" and "sheep." For those who teach Scripture, ...
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