Tractates on the Gospel of John, 55-111 (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
St. Augustine
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Paperback. Translator(s): Rettig, John W. Series: The Fathers of the Church. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
This is the fourth of five volumes of John W. Rettig's translation of St. Augustine's Tractates on the Gospel of John. In the Tractates, Augustine progressively comments on the Gospel text, using a plain yet compelling rhetorical style. With the keen insight that makes him one of the glories of the Latin church, he amplifies the orthodox doctrinal and moral lessons to be read therein.
Modern scholars generally concede that Tractates 55-111 fall within a distinct group thought to have been composed between A.D. 414 and 420. In them Augustine deftly employs the sacred text to defend the teachings ... Read more
This is the fourth of five volumes of John W. Rettig's translation of St. Augustine's Tractates on the Gospel of John. In the Tractates, Augustine progressively comments on the Gospel text, using a plain yet compelling rhetorical style. With the keen insight that makes him one of the glories of the Latin church, he amplifies the orthodox doctrinal and moral lessons to be read therein.
Modern scholars generally concede that Tractates 55-111 fall within a distinct group thought to have been composed between A.D. 414 and 420. In them Augustine deftly employs the sacred text to defend the teachings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
The Fathers of the Church
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813227146
SKU
V9780813227146
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