Augustine's case for the multiplicity of meanings

Abstract : Augustine was a convinced proponent of the multiplicity of meanings. He had both theoretical and theological reasons for affirming the phenomenon of polysemy. This article deduces seven themes from Augustine’s exegetical practice and from his discussions of the principles of his exegesis,...

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Author:Tarmo Toom
Published: S.n., s.l., 2014
Volume:45
Pages:183-201
Language:English
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > Man > [Doctrine de la connaissance] > [Signes. La parole] > Sign > [Signification]
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Revelation. Holy Scripture. Inspiration. Canon. > [Différents sens]
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Canon./[Différents sens]/ Dottrina§Da huomo di Dio§Rivelazione divina§Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon.§[Différents sens]§ Dottrina Da huomo di Dio Rivelazione divina Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon. [Différents sens] 0/Dottrina/ 1/Dottrina/Da huomo di Dio/ 2/Dottrina/Da huomo di Dio/Rivelazione divina/ 3/Dottrina/Da huomo di Dio/Rivelazione divina/Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon./ 4/Dottrina/Da huomo di Dio/Rivelazione divina/Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon./[Différents sens]/ augustine's case for the multiplicity of meanings Augustine's case for the multiplicity of meanings Author Tarmo Toom Abstract : Augustine was a convinced proponent of the multiplicity of meanings. He had both theoretical and theological reasons for affirming the phenomenon of polysemy. This article deduces seven themes from Augustine’s exegetical practice and from his discussions of the principles of his exegesis, and employs these as Augustine’s arguments for the multiplicity of meanings. Augustine acknowledges the legitimacy of the many senses of the Word of God. Because scripture is an ambiguous linguistic reality, it constitutes a system of (linguistic) signs and it reuses earlier texts to convey new meanings. Augustine’s theological reasons for the multiplicity of meanings include the beliefs that human authorial intention is complemented by the primary divine intention, that scripture has to be interpreted Christologically, that scripture’s interpretations have to be spiritually useful, and that the texts of scripture are part of the new theological/literary context of the canon. Active Article 45 183-201 2 Augustinian Studies anglais 2014 2014 S.n. s.l.
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Doctrina Del hombre a Dios La revelación divina Revelación. Sagrada Escritura. Inspiración. Canon. [Différents sens]
Dottrina Da huomo di Dio Rivelazione divina Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon. [Différents sens]
Augustine's case for the multiplicity of meanings
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Dottrina Uomo [Doctrine de la connaissance] [Signes. La parole] Segno [Signification]
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Doctrine De l'homme à Dieu La révélation divine Révélation. Écriture Sainte. Inspiration. Canon Différents sens
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Doctrine Van mens tot God Goddelijke openbaring Openbaring. Heilige Schrift. Inspiratie. Canon. [Différents sens]
Doctrina Del hombre a Dios La revelación divina Revelación. Sagrada Escritura. Inspiración. Canon. [Différents sens]
Dottrina Da huomo di Dio Rivelazione divina Rivilazione. Sacra Scrittura. Ispirazione. Canon. [Différents sens]
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