De Genesi contra Manichaeos
Augustine's earlier allegorical commentary on Genesis, written to refute Manichaean objections to the Old Testament.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Heaven and Earth: Four Interpretations
— Cited (Book I, ch. VII) on heaven and earth as prime matter
"Saint Augustine, book I of On Genesis Against the Manichaeans, chapter VII: Heaven and earth, he says, are here called prime matter"
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— Cited (Book I, ch. 9 and 10) on God calling the light Day
"So St. Augustine, Book I of On Genesis Against the Manichaeans, ch. 9 and 10."
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Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good
— Cited (Book I, ch. 21) on "very good" applied to all things together
"St. Augustine, Book 1, On Genesis Against the Manichees, ch. 21"
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited (Book I, ch. 16) on reasons God created venomous creatures
"See St. Augustine, Book I On Genesis Against the Manicheans, 16."