'Excaecati Occulta Justitia Dei': Augustine on Jews and Judaism

Tracing Augustine's attitude toward the Jews and Judaism, F. situates his attitude within the context of his anti Manichean polemic, not within specific encounters with Jews. F. describes Augustine's understanding "of the Jewish role in history (as) surprissingly positive (p. 299). Much of the discu...

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Author:Paula Fredriksen
Published: S.n., s.l., 1995
Volume:3
Pages:299-324
Periodical:Journal of Early Christian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Mani
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Judaism
- Doctrine > God. Trinity > God > [Conception humaine de Dieu] > [Justice divine/Dieu juste]
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Summary:Tracing Augustine's attitude toward the Jews and Judaism, F. situates his attitude within the context of his anti Manichean polemic, not within specific encounters with Jews. F. describes Augustine's understanding "of the Jewish role in history (as) surprissingly positive (p. 299). Much of the discussion turns on a reading of Augustine's thought on God's justice, on human moral choice, and on the way, one ties those realties to Augustine's understanding of the history of sin and grace. Tightly reasoned and carefully documented, this article is part of a larger discussion of the limits of divine and human freedom.