methodology

allegorical interpretation

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Old Testament
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A method of understanding scripture, particularly the Old Testament, where passages are understood 'in a figure' rather than literally, which helped Augustine overcome spiritual despair.
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resolved spiritual despair

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    one or two places of the Old Testament resolved, and ofttimes "in a figure," which when I understood literally, I was slain spiritually
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Created
3/2/2026
Updated
3/2/2026
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