St. Augustine’s Interpretation of the Psalms of Ascent

265 Pages·2014·1.015 MB·English

by  McLarney Gerald

St. AuguStine’S
interpretAtion of the
pSAlmS of AScent

ST. AUGUSTINE’S
interpretAtion of the
pSAlmS of AScent
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Gerard McLarney
The Catholic University of America Press
Washington, D.C.
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McLarney, Gerard.
St. Augustine’s interpretation of the Psalms of ascent / Gerard McLarney.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
iSBn 978-0-8132-2703-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Augustine, Saint,
Bishop of Hippo. Enarrationes in Psalmos. Selections.
2. Bible. Psalms, CXIX–CXXXIII—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—
Early works to 1800. I. Title.
Br65.A7282m35 2014
223'.206—dc23 2014020722
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especially my parents and my wife,
for the support to pursue a richer
understanding of the faith

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
A Note on the Latin and English Texts
of the Enarrationes in Psalmos xiii
Abbreviations xv
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Introduction 1
1. Patristic Exegesis and the Psalter 9
2. Delivery and Transmission of the Enarrationes 69
3. The Social, Cultural, and Ecclesial Context
of the Enarrationes 96
4. St. Augustine’s Interpretation of the
Psalms of Ascent: The Example of Enarratio 119 123
5. An Exploration of Enarrationes 120–25 151
Conclusion 199
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Bibliography 219
Index 243