{"product_id":"augustine-and-the-bible-9780268006556","title":"Augustine and the Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the acclaimed French volume \u003ci\u003eSaint Augustin et la Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, this translation with additional selections honors the beautifully wrought monument to the scholarly research of Anne-Marie la Bonnardière and her colleagues. Editor Pamela Bright offers the first English-language edition of this volume in the highly regarded series Bible de Tous les Temps, published by Beauchesne Editeur in Paris. This volume presents the findings of eminent scholars on the Bible in Augustine's letters, in his preaching, in polemics, in the \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a source for Christian ethics, following the chronological order of Augustine's works from the mid-380s to just before his death in 430. Part I examines what can be known of the stages of Augustine's encounter with the biblical texts and which texts were formative for him before he assumed his ministry of the Word. Part II is devoted to a very different kind of encounterAugustine's grappling with the hermeneutical method originatin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The University of Notre Dame Press has rendered a real service in making available this fine state-of-the-art collection of essays, which is at the same time accessible to the non-specialist and the beginning student.” —\u003ci\u003eJournal of Early Christian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bright’s translation is a beautifully wrought literary and theological monument to the scholarly research of Anne-Marie la Bonnardière and her colleagues. \u003ci\u003eAugustine and the Bible \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable addition to Augustinian and biblical studies.” —\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This English translation is to be commended.” —\u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MR - University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767209132375,"sku":"9780268006556","price":47.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780268006556.jpg?v=1758712521","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/augustine-and-the-bible-9780268006556","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}