|
from: Newman Press
List Price: $29.95Amazon.com's Price: $23.36 You Save: $6.59 (22%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780809103263
ISBN: 0809103265
Label: Newman Press
Manufacturer: Newman Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: January 01, 1982
Publisher: Newman Press
Sales Rank: 626912
Studio: Newman Press
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A thorough and conscientious commentary on the first three chapters from the Book of Genesis, completed in 415. Augustine's purpose is to explain, to the best of his ability, what the author intended to say about what God did when he made heaven and earth. Contains Books 1-6.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good, but not Augustine's Best
I gave this 3 stars because Augustine presents a cogent argument, and many well posited ideas, however he fails to meet the muster of his traditional standard: reliance on the literal sense of scripture.
Inspite of the title, Augustine becomes one of only 2 of the Patristic Fathers not to support a literal reading of Genesis. The other was Origin who tried to reconcile Genesis with the evolutionary science of Greek philosophers and scientists (much like many of today's theologians, ... Read More
Rating:  - Very Literal; Very True, Not So Much
I probably should have expected it, given the title, but I was hoping for something a bit deeper from Augustine. This doesn't have the mystery and imagination of Confessions. Here describes his understanding of Genesis 1-2.9 point by point in a severely neo-Platonic manner. And Augustine is a devoted disciple of Plato; if one hasn't read any Plato it will be tough going indeed. This is thick stuff and I found I often had to skim some portions and reread others six times. Perhaps half of Augustine's ... Read More
Rating:  - Augustine on creation
First, this work has been published in two volumes, which Amazon has mistakenly listed as being different editions. To find both volumes, click on the "All Editions" link.
Although it is published in two volumes, readers should not be intimidated by this. The work proper is only about 400 pages long (a third the length of Augustine's "City of God"), and reads quite easily.
As to why it was broken in two volumes, the answer lies in the 300 pages supplemental material, which would have ... Read More
|
