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Book SynopsisOriginally published in Italian in 1978, Pier Franco Beatrice's The Transmission of Sin is a study of the origins of the doctrine of original sin, one of the most important teachings of the Catholic Church.
Trade ReviewBeatrice's book makes a significant contribution to the study of original sin. Any serious student of Augustine or the doctrines of humanity or sin should consult this work. * Adam Harwood, The Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry *
This is an excellent work and based on thorough research and scholarship * Isabella Image, Biblical and Early Christian Studies *
...a compelling read. * Dominic Keech, Augustiniana *
Table of ContentsPreface to the English Edition ; Translator's Note ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Part I: The Doctrine of Original Sin in Its Augustinian Formulation ; Chapter 1: The Pelagian Critique of the Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 2: Original Sin and Its Consequences ; Chapter 3: The Essence and Transmission of Original Sin ; Chapter 4: Infant Baptism and Original Sin ; Part II: The Biblical and Patristic Tradition according to Augustine ; Chapter 5: The Biblical Testimonia ; Chapter 6: Sin and Death in the Theology of Paul ; Chapter 7: Augustine and Ambrosiaster ; Chapter 8: Ambrose and Cyprian, Masters of Augustine ; Chapter 9: Chrysostom, Augustine, and the Pelagians ; Part III: The Origin and Development of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 10: The 'Legacy of Adam' in Greek Theology from the Second to the Fourth Century ; Chapter 11: The Encratite Origin of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine of Original Sin ; Chapter 12: The Concept of Original Sin as Popular and Manichean Heresy ; Chapter 13: Traducianism, Original Sin, and Infant Baptism in the West ; Chapter 14: Rome and Carthage: Two Traditions Compared ; Conclusion: Towards a New History of the Augustinian Doctrine of Original Sin ; Bibliography ; Supplement to the Bibliography (2011)
