sacred_text

old testament

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Manichees
description
A collection of sacred writings forming part of the Christian Bible, which Augustine struggled to understand literally but found meaning in through allegorical interpretation.
interpretation_method
literal, then allegorical

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  • containsAllegorical Interpretation
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    Augustine learned that certain passages of the Old Testament could be resolved 'in a figure' (allegorically), which helped him overcome literal misunderstandings.
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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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    2026-03-02T21:55:20.541Z
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