The End of the City and the City without End

The 'City of God' as Revelation

By constantly referring to divine assistance in the composition of De civ. Dei, Augustine casts the work as revelation rather than mere chronicle. Revelation is necessary in order to fully understand historical events as well as biblical texts. Augustine draws heavily on the Book of Revelation to de...

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Author:Harry O. Maier
Published: S.n., s.l., 1999
Volume:30
Pages:153-164
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Revelation. Holy Scripture. Inspiration. Canon. > [Cité de Dieu]
- Works > De civitate Dei > Topics > [Révélation]
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Revelation. Holy Scripture. Inspiration. Canon. > [Révélation]
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse des textes du Nouveau Testament] > [Apocalypse] > [Apocalypse] > [Fin de la cité; cité sans fin]
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Summary:By constantly referring to divine assistance in the composition of De civ. Dei, Augustine casts the work as revelation rather than mere chronicle. Revelation is necessary in order to fully understand historical events as well as biblical texts. Augustine draws heavily on the Book of Revelation to des cribe the indescribable, the end of the age.

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