The works of Saint Augustine. Volume 2, Part 4: Letters 211-270, 1*-29* (Epistulae). Translation and notes Roland Teske. Edited by Boniface Ramsey. A Translation for the 21st century.

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ISBN 10: 1565482093 / ISBN 13: 9781565482098

Editore: Hyde Park NY : New City Press, 2005

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350 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - The present volume contains ninety-four letters, the last sixty-three of the previously known letters and the thirty-one more recently discovered and edited by Johannes Divjak in the final quarter of the last century. There are eighty-one letters of which Augustine is the author, including Letter 219, which was sent by Augustine and three other African bishops to two bishops in Gaul regarding Leporius, who had been accused of teaching heretical views similar to Nestorianism. There are thirteen letters from others, including Letter 27* from Jerome of Bethlehem to Aurelius of Carthage, in which Jerome congratulates Aurelius on having been made bishop of Carthage. ISBN 1565482093 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550.

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• Titolo: The works of Saint Augustine. Volume 2, Part 4: Letters 211-270, 1*-29* (Epistulae). Translation and notes Roland Teske. Edited by Boniface Ramsey. A Translation for the 21st century.
• Editore: Hyde Park NY : New City Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1565482093
• ISBN 13: 9781565482098
• Rilegatura: Originalleinen.
• Condizione: Sehr gut
• Peso: 1550 grammi
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The letters of Saint Augustine are an invaluable source of information in the areas of church history, liturgy, spirituality, theology, civil history, etc. The correspondence of Augustine includes 308 letters: 252 that he wrote himself, 49 that others sent him, and 7 letters that others sent to a third party (29 additional letters were added by Professor Divjak in 1981). Some can actually be classified as books as Augustine notes in his Revisions. Each letter is preceded by its own introduction in which the translator offers valuable information about the persons, content, and background pertinent to the letter. Perhaps the most revealing aspect of the letters is not so much the great variety of themes and persons, but the personality of Augustine himself that emerges. The reader comes to know a very human and affectionate Augustine, especially in his writings to Nebridius and other friends. We see Augustine the reconciler, the man of justice and mercy, the healer. While he is steadfast in his many ideas and opinions, he also shows flexibility and a penchant for listening.Certainly, from these letters the reader will learn much about history and church history of that era and will gain insights into church teaching, law, and liturgy. Without a doubt one will encounter and be fascinated by the multifaceted Augustine. Volume 4 contains Letters 211 to 270.