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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Autore:Roland J. Teske
Pubblicazione: S.n., s.l., 1984
Volume:15
Pagine:65-81
Lingua:inglese
Note:Repris dans 'To know God and the soul', 49-69.
Periodico:Augustinian Studies
Formato:Article
Soggetto:- Opere > Studi sul vocabolario / Temi > Temi - Vocabolario latino > C > Carnalis
- Opere > Studi sul vocabolario / Temi > Temi - Vocabolario latino > S > Spritualis
- Opere > In Ioannis Evangelium et Epistulam > Tractatus in Iohannis Evangelium > [Thèmes] > [Homme]
- Dottrina > Uomo > Antropologia Agostiniana > [Homme] > [Hommes spirituels / charnels]
- Dottrina > Uomo > Antropologia Agostiniana > [Homme] > [In Joh. Evang.]
- Dottrina > Da huomo di Dio > Rivelazione divina > Esegesi > Sensi spirituali
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Riassunto: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.