De doctrina christiana

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De doctrina christiana is a theological and philosophical work by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and teaching Christian doctrine.

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instanceOf Christian literature ⓘ
book of a theological treatise ⓘ
book of a theological treatise ⓘ
book of a theological treatise ⓘ
book of a theological treatise ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
author Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
canonicalStatus major work of Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
completionApproximateYear 426 ⓘ
dateWrittenEnd 426 ⓘ
dateWrittenStart 396 ⓘ
discusses end and means in Christian life ⓘ
hermeneutical principles ⓘ
how to preach and teach effectively ⓘ
interpretation of signs in Scripture ⓘ
focusesOn methods of teaching Christian doctrine ⓘ
principles for interpreting Scripture ⓘ
genre biblical hermeneutics ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasPart Book I of De doctrina christiana ⓘ
Book II of De doctrina christiana ⓘ
Book III of De doctrina christiana ⓘ
Book IV of De doctrina christiana ⓘ
influenced Christian homiletics ⓘ
Western Christian theology ⓘ
medieval biblical exegesis ⓘ
influencedBy Holy Scripture ⓘ
linked to: Bible

classical rhetoric ⓘ
keyConcept Christian rhetoric subordinated to truth ⓘ
charity as rule of interpretation ⓘ
things and signs distinction ⓘ
use and enjoyment distinction ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
LatinTitle De doctrina christiana ⓘ
numberOfBooks 4 ⓘ
placeOfComposition Hippo Regius ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
primaryTheme Christian doctrine ⓘ
Christian rhetoric ⓘ
Christian teaching ⓘ
biblical interpretation ⓘ
love of God and neighbor ⓘ
rules for interpreting ambiguous passages ⓘ
signs and things ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTradition Latin Church ⓘ
translatedTitle On Christian Doctrine ⓘ
workPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ

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On Christian Doctrine → originalTitle → De doctrina christiana ⓘ
De doctrina christiana → LatinTitle → De doctrina christiana ⓘ
De doctrina christiana → hasPart → Book I of De doctrina christiana ⓘ
linked to: De doctrina christiana