On Christian Doctrine

by Saint Augustine of Hippo

Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)Christianity - Commentary

25 chapters7h 12mEnglish1892

About this book

De doctrina Christiana, On Christian Doctrine, is a famous treatise by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three books, published in 397, set three tasks for Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to teach the truth from the Scriptures, and to defend scriptural truth when it was attacked. It is believed that the last part of book three and the totality of book four were added much later, in 426. The fourth book is especially quoted for being the first treatment of the relation between Christianity and Ancient Rhetoric. Summary by Leni.

Chapters (24)

1Book I, Chapters 1 to 9

945

2Book I, Chapters 10 to 22

736

3Book I, Chapters 23 to 29

806

4Book I, Chapters 30 to 40

1154

5Book II, Chapters 1 to 7

1140

6Book II, Chapters 8 to 13

1215

7Book II, Chapters 14 to 18

1123

8Book II, Chapters 19 to 24

1037

9Book II, Chapters 25 to 31

1080

10Book II, Chapters 32 to 42

1615

11Book III, Chapters 1 to 5

1094

12Book III, Chapters 6 to 11

930

13Book III, Chapters 12 to 19

1060

14Book III, Chapters 20 to 28

890

15Book III, Chapters 29 to 33

883

16Book III, Chapters 34 to 37

1518

17Book IV, Chapters 1 to 5

1055

18Book IV, Chapters 6 to 7

1348

19Book IV, Chapters 8 to 12

743

20Book IV, Chapters 13 to 18

1027

21Book IV, Chapters 19 to 20

1198

22Book IV, Chapter 21

1025

23Book IV, Chapters 22 to 26

893

24Book IV, Chapters 27 to 31

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On Christian Doctrine

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