The City of God
Augustine's monumental apologetic and philosophical work on the two cities, containing important discussions of scriptural allegory and the chronology of Moses relative to pagan sages.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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The Author's Method (paragraph 48)
— Book XVII, chapter 3 cited: those who contend everything in Scripture is wrapped in allegory are very bold
"as St. Augustine teaches (City of God, book XVII, chapter 3), those seem to me very bold who contend that everything in the Scriptures is wrapped in allegorical meanings"
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Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian
— Book 18, chapter 39 cited: Mercury Trismegistus was contemporary with Moses
"For this Mercury Trismegistus, says Saint Augustine, in book 18 of The City of God, chapter 39, was the grandson of the elder Mercury"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Argumentum
— Cited (Book XVIII, chapter 39) for the chronology of Mercury Trismegistus relative to Moses
"says St. Augustine, in Book XVIII of the City of God, chapter 39"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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He Created
— Cited (Book XI, ch. 21) on God creating because He is good
"it was fitting that good works should come from a good God, says Plato, and after Plato, St. Augustine, book XI of The City of God, ch. 21."
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He Created
— Cited (Book XI, ch. III) on the world proclaiming its own creation by God
"Saint Augustine speaks admirably, in book XI of The City of God, chapter III"
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Heaven and Earth: Four Interpretations
— Cited (Book XI, ch. IX) on heaven meaning angels and earth meaning prime matter
"the same Augustine, book XI of The City of God, chapter IX, understands by heaven the angels, and by earth the formless prime matter."
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— Cited (Book XI, ch. 7) on all things created simultaneously
"St. Augustine, Book IV of On Genesis Literally, and Book XI of The City of God, ch. 7, wants these days to be understood mystically"
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited (Book XVI, ch. 6) on "Let Us make" addressed to the Trinity, not angels
"Augustine in Book XVI of The City of God, chapter 6, denounce this as impious"
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited (Book XIX, ch. 14) on civil dominion in the state of innocence
"So St. Augustine, Book XIX of The City of God, chapter 14."
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Verse 28: Increase and Multiply
— Cited (Book 21, ch. 22) on "increase and multiply" as blessing, not precept
"Augustine (Book 21, On the City of God, ch. 22)"
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Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good
— Cited (Book XI, ch. 18) on God adorning the order of ages like a poem with antitheses
"The same Augustine, Book 11 of the City of God, ch. 18, says that in this world God made such diverse things"