On Genesis by Augustine, Roland J. Teske - 9780813210889

On GenesisTwo Books on Genesis Against the Manichees ; and, on the Literal Interpretation of Genesis, an Unfinished Book, Vol. 84\nAuthor(s): Augustine, Roland J. Teske\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813210889, 978-0813210889\nSynopsis\nNo other part of the Hebrew Scriptures, aside from the Psalter and sections of the prophet Isaiah, captured the interest and aroused the attention of the early Church as did the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis. Augustine of Hippo, the early Latin Church's profoundest scholar, devoted three treatises to these chapters. The first two On Genesis: A Refutation of the Manichees and his Unfinished Literal Commentary on Genesis are early works. The third and longest The Literal Meaning of Genesis was produced at the height of Augustine's maturity and has been ranked with his Confessions, The Trinity, and The City of God. The r.