{"product_id":"jerusalem-and-babylon-9789004246287","title":"Jerusalem and Babylon","description":"Although many studies have been devoted to Augustine's \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e and its most important theme, viz. the antithesis between the \u003ci\u003ecivitas Dei\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eterrena civitas\u003c\/i\u003e,until now no consensus has been reached concerning the sources of this doctrine. Was Augustine decisively influenced by Manichaeism, by (Neo)Platonism, the Stoa or Philo, by the Donatist Tyconius? Or should we look in another direction and refer to preceding Christian, Jewish, and especially to archaic Jewish-Christian traditions?\u003cbr\u003e\nThis lucidly written books opens with a survey of the research carried out so far on the aim, structure and central theme of the \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e. Chapter 2 analyzes the essentials of Augustine's life, of his \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and of his doctrine of the two cities. Making use of one of the recently discovered letters of Augustine in Chapter 3 the author describes the \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e as an apology and as a catechetical work. Chapter 4 provides an investigation into the possible sources of Augustine's doctrine of the two cities in Manichaeism, in (Neo)Platonism, the Stoa and Philo, and in the works of Tyconius.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe idea of two antithetical cities proves to be present most clearly in writings in which, closely related to Jewish thinking, archaic Christian concepts occupy an important place. In a final chapter some pertinent remarks are made on Jewish and Jewish-Christian influences on pre-Augustinian Christianity in Africa.","brand":"Johannes van Oort","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270162493691,"sku":"9789004246287","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ef52758b-e688-4304-a573-8788d3f77fd4.jpg?v=1770964387","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/jerusalem-and-babylon-9789004246287","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}