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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Author:Roland J. Teske
Published: S.n., s.l., 1984
Volume:15
Pages:65-81
Language:English
Notes:Repris dans 'To know God and the soul', 49-69.
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > C > Carnalis
- Works > Studies on Vocabulary/Themes > Topics - Latin vocabulary > S > Spritualis
- Works > In Ioannis Evangelium et Epistulam > Tractatus in Johannis Evangelium > [Thèmes] > [Homme]
- Doctrine > Man > Augustinian anthropology > [Homme] > [Hommes spirituels / charnels]
- Doctrine > Man > Augustinian anthropology > [Homme] > [In Joh. Evang.]
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > Senses, Spiritual
Status:Active
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Summary: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.