Augustine's text of John : patristic citations and Latin Gospel manuscripts / H.A.G. Houghton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houghton, H. A. G.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies.

The Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. In Evangelium Iohannis tractatus.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What sort of Bible did Augustine have? How did he quote from it - and was he accurate? Do Augustine's biblical citations transmit readings not found in any surviving manuscripts? This book is part of a major project on the Old Latin versions of the Gospel according to John, and uses Augustine as a test-case to examine the importance of the evidence provided by the Church Fathers for the text of the Gospels. The early history of the Latin Bible is reconstructed from Augustine's comments in his treatise De doctrina christiana (On Christian teaching). Details are assembled from sermons, letters,

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations for Editions of the Bible; PART I. AUGUSTINE AND THE GOSPELS; Introduction; 1. Augustine and the History of the Biblical Text; 2. The Use of the Bible and the Production of Books in the Time of Augustine; 3. Augustine's Biblical Exposition and Citation Technique; 4. Augustine as a Witness for the Text of the New Testament; PART II. AUGUSTINE'S CITATIONS OF JOHN: ANALYSIS OF SELECTED WORKS; Introduction: Sources and Dates; 5. Tractatus in Iohannis Euangelium; 6. Other Sermons; 7. Early Works (before 403); 8. Middle Period (403 to 419); 9. Later Works (after 419)

PART III. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN IN AUGUSTINE: A TEXTUAL COMMENTARY Introduction; Commentary; References; Index of Biblical References; Index of Ancient Authors; Subject Index;

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-379) and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-19-160935-8

9786611978723

0-19-156290-4

1-281-97872-8

OCLC:

318675700