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De doctrina christiana

Aurelius AugustinusOriginal title Dē doctrīna christiāna (Latin, 397)

De doctrina Christiana is a theological text written by Saint Augustine of Hippo. It consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three of these books were published in 397 and the fourth added in 426. By writing this text, Saint Augustine set three tasks for Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to teach the truth from the Scriptures, and to defend scriptural truth when it was attacked.


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“For if a thing is not diminished by being shared with others, it is not rightly owned if it is only owned and not shared.”

Aurelius Augustinus De doctrina christiana

1:1:1 English http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine/ddc1.html Latin http://www.sant-agostino.it/latino/dottrina_cristiana/index2.htm <br class="br">Latin: Omnis enim res quae dando non deficit, dum habetur et non datur, nondum habetur quomodo habenda est. <br class="br">De doctrina christiana

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“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you.”

Aurelius Augustinus De doctrina christiana

1:28:29 English http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/12021.htm Latin http://www.augustinus.it/latino/dottrina_cristiana/index2.htm <br class="br">Latin: Sed cum omnibus prodesse non possis, his potissimum consulendum est, qui pro locorum et temporum vel quarumlibet rerum opportunitatibus constrictius tibi quasi quadam sorte iunguntur. <br class="br">De doctrina christiana

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“We were ensnared by the wisdom of the serpent; we are set free by the foolishness of God.”

Aurelius Augustinus De doctrina christiana

1:14 http://books.google.com/books?id=9dJGZkTAqJsC&amp;q=&amp;quot;we+were+ensnared+by+the+wisdom+of+the+serpent+we+are+set+free+by+the+foolishness+of+god&amp;quot;&amp;pg=PA10#v=onepage <br class="br">Latin: Serpentis sapientia decepti sumus, Dei stultitia liberamur. <br class="br">De doctrina christiana

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