Book 7

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book section part of theological work

Book 7 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.

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Label	Occurrences
Book 7 canonical	1
Book X	1

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Target entity: Book 7
Context triple: [The City of God, dividedInto, Book 7]

A. Book 6
Book 6 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.
B. Book 8
Book 8 is a section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the philosophies of the ancient pagans and their relationship to true wisdom and the worship of the one God.
C. Book 5
Book 5 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work *The City of God*, focusing on themes such as divine providence, fate, and the nature of earthly power.
D. Book 4
Book 4 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and Roman civic life.
E. Book 9
Book 9 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work *The City of God*, focusing on the nature and role of angels and demons in relation to God and humanity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Book 7
Target entity description: Book 7 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.

A. Book 6
Book 6 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.
B. Book 8
Book 8 is a section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the philosophies of the ancient pagans and their relationship to true wisdom and the worship of the one God.
C. Book 5
Book 5 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work *The City of God*, focusing on themes such as divine providence, fate, and the nature of earthly power.
D. Book 4
Book 4 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and Roman civic life.
E. Book 9
Book 9 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work *The City of God*, focusing on the nature and role of angels and demons in relation to God and humanity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book section ⓘ part of theological work ⓘ
addresses	Roman pagan religious practices ⓘ pagan theological conceptions of the gods ⓘ philosophical justifications for polytheism ⓘ
aim	to show the inadequacy of pagan gods compared with the Christian God ⓘ to strengthen Christian believers against pagan criticism ⓘ
author	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the standard text of The City of God ⓘ
circaDateOfComposition	early 5th century ⓘ
contextWithinWork	continues the critique of Roman paganism begun in earlier books ⓘ forms part of Augustine’s larger Christian apologetic against pagan culture ⓘ
criticizes	pagan deities as unworthy of worship ⓘ the coherence of pagan theological systems ⓘ the moral character attributed to pagan gods ⓘ
genre	Christian apologetics ⓘ theology ⓘ
historicalContext	Late Antiquity ⓘ decline of traditional Roman religion ⓘ
influencedBy	Greco-Roman philosophy as received by Augustine ⓘ classical Roman religious traditions ⓘ
intendedAudience	Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ educated pagans open to Christian arguments ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
mainTheme	critique of pagan philosophy ⓘ critique of pagan religion ⓘ defense of Christian monotheism ⓘ nature of the one true God ⓘ rejection of polytheistic worship ⓘ
partOf	The City of God ⓘ
philosophicalFocus	evaluation of pagan philosophical attempts to reconcile many gods with a supreme principle ⓘ relationship between the one supreme God and subordinate beings ⓘ
placeOfComposition	North Africa ⓘ
preservedIn	medieval Latin manuscripts of The City of God ⓘ
religiousPolemicAgainst	Roman polytheism ⓘ traditional Roman cults ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
studiedIn	Christian theology ⓘ history of late antique religion ⓘ patristics ⓘ
supports	Christian critique of idolatry ⓘ Christian understanding of God’s unity and supremacy ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Nicene Christianity ⓘ
workBelongsTo	Latin Patristic literature ⓘ
workInSeries	one of the early doctrinal books of The City of God ⓘ
workType	polemical treatise ⓘ