Book 16

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Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.

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Label Occurrences
Book 16 canonical 1
Book XVI 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book section ⓘ
part of theological work ⓘ
author Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
basedOnText Book of Genesis ⓘ
historical books of the Old Testament ⓘ
belongsToWork De civitate Dei ⓘ
linked to: The City of God
centuryWritten 5th century ⓘ
cityOfGodTheme development of the city of God through the patriarchs ⓘ
cityOfManTheme contrast with earthly kingdoms of Israel and surrounding nations ⓘ
discusses patriarch Abraham ⓘ
linked to: Abraham

patriarch Isaac ⓘ
patriarch Jacob ⓘ
the covenant promises to Abraham ⓘ
the genealogy of the people of God ⓘ
the kings of Israel ⓘ
linked to: King of Israel

the people of Israel ⓘ
the unfolding of salvation history ⓘ
doctrinalContext Latin Patristic theology ⓘ
focusesOn God’s providential plan in history ⓘ
biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel ⓘ
the people of God in the Old Testament ⓘ
follows Book 15 (The City of God) ⓘ
linked to: Book XV
genre theological-historical narrative ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
locatedInSequence second half of The City of God ⓘ
originalAudience Christian and Roman readers in Late Antiquity ⓘ
partOf The City of God ⓘ
precedes Book 17 (The City of God) ⓘ
linked to: Book 17
purpose to defend the Christian understanding of history ⓘ
to interpret Old Testament history as part of God’s plan ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalMethod allegorical interpretation ⓘ
literal-historical reading combined with theology ⓘ
typological interpretation ⓘ
theologicalTheme continuity between Old and New Testaments ⓘ
promise and fulfillment ⓘ
providence of God in history ⓘ
two cities motif ⓘ
workType Christian theology ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ

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The City of God → dividedInto → Book 16 ⓘ
The City of God → hasPart → Book XVI ⓘ
linked to: Book 16