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Augustine: The City of God Books XI and XII

Augustine: The City of God Books XI and XII

Walsh
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Walsh, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Classic Fiction

ISBN10: 085668872X
ISBN13: 9780856688720
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Jan 1 2016
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

In Books I-V of De Civitate Dei, Augustine rejects the claim that worship of the pagan gods had brought success in this life, and in Books VI-X, the prospect of a happy afterlife. In Books XI-XII, Augustine turns from attack to defence, for at this point he initiates his apology for the Christian faith. Books XI and XII document the initial phase of the rise of the two cities, the city of God and the city of this world, beginning with the creation of the world and the human race. In Book XI, Augustine rejects the theories of Aristotle, Plato and the Epicureans on the creation of the universe and addresses the creation of angels, Satan, the role of the holy Trinity and the importance of numerology in the Genesis account. In Book XII Augustine is chiefly concerned with refuting standard objections to the Christian tradition, returning to discussion of the Creation, including his calculation, based on the scriptures, that the world was created less than 6,000 years ago. Peter Walsh's acclaimed edition of The City of God is the only edition in English that provides not only a text but also a detailed commentary on one of the most influential documents in the history of western Christianity. Before his death in 2013 he had completed up to Book XVI; it is intended to complete all twenty-two books. Latin text, with facing-page English translation, introduction, notes and commentary.

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