Spirituals and spiritual interpretation in Augustine

When Augustine speaks in the Tr. Joh. Ev. of carnal of animal men as opposed to the spirituals in the Church, he means that the animales are those who are as yet unable to conceive of a spiritual substance, whereas the spirituals are those who can. By a spiritual understanding of the Scriptures he...

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Auteur:Roland J. Teske
Publié: S.n., s.l., 1984
Volume:15
Pages:65-81
Langue:anglais
Notes:Repris dans 'To know God and the soul', 49-69.
Périodique:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Sujet:- Oeuvres > Études de vocabulaire/Thèmes > Thèmes - Vocabulaire latin > C > Carnalis
- Oeuvres > Études de vocabulaire/Thèmes > Thèmes - Vocabulaire latin > S > Spritualis
- Oeuvres > In Ioannis Evangelium et Epistulam > Tractatus in Iohannis Evangelium > Thèmes > Homme
- Doctrine > L'homme > Anthropologie augustinienne > Homme > Hommes spirituels / charnels
- Doctrine > L'homme > Anthropologie augustinienne > Homme > In Joh. Evang.
- Doctrine > De l'homme à Dieu > La révélation divine > Exégèse > Sens spirituels
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Résumé:When Augustine speaks in the Tr. Joh. Ev. of carnal of animal men as opposed to the spirituals in the Church, he means that the animales are those who are as yet unable to conceive of a spiritual substance, whereas the spirituals are those who can. By a spiritual understanding of the Scriptures he means an understanding of what is dealt with as non-bodily and non-imaginable.