Book 22

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Book 22 is the concluding section of Augustine’s "The City of God," focusing on the ultimate destiny of the righteous and the nature of eternal happiness in the heavenly city.

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Label Occurrences
Book 22 canonical 1
Book XXII 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section ⓘ
part of theological work ⓘ
addresses objections to the doctrine of bodily resurrection ⓘ
philosophical questions about eternal happiness ⓘ
argues blessed will have perfect peace in God ⓘ
eternal life of the righteous will be without suffering ⓘ
eternal punishment of the wicked is just ⓘ
author Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
belongsToGenre Christian apologetics ⓘ
centralConcept eternal vision of God ⓘ
perfect fulfillment of human desire in God ⓘ
concludes overall argument of The City of God ⓘ
concludesWith vision of the eternal Sabbath rest in God ⓘ
contains accounts of miracles associated with Christian martyrs ⓘ
reflections on the nature of miracles ⓘ
describes eternal happiness of the citizens of the heavenly city ⓘ
final state of the righteous after resurrection ⓘ
incorruptibility of resurrected bodies ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis God as the source of unending joy for the blessed ⓘ
unchangeable security of the heavenly city ⓘ
emphasizes eternal enjoyment of God as the highest good ⓘ
supremacy of the heavenly city over the earthly city ⓘ
focusesOn heavenly city ⓘ
nature of eternal happiness ⓘ
ultimate destiny of the righteous ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
isConcludingBookOf The City of God ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
originalWorkCompletionCentury 5th century ⓘ
partOf The City of God ⓘ
positionInWork 22 ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 15 ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ
Gospel passages on eternal life ⓘ
New Testament eschatological passages ⓘ
summarizes purpose of God in history regarding the two cities ⓘ
theologicalTheme beatific vision ⓘ
contrast between eternal reward and eternal punishment ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ
immutability of the blessed ⓘ
perfection of the saints ⓘ
resurrection of the body ⓘ
workType Christian theological treatise section ⓘ

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The City of God → dividedInto → Book 22 ⓘ
The City of God → hasPart → Book XXII ⓘ
linked to: Book 22