Augustine's Deer Visits the Ophthalmologist: Exercising the Eyes of Faith in "Enarrationes in Psalmos" 41
Augustine's exposition of Ps 41[42] is an exploration of the deer's "holy longing" to see God. I suggest that in Enarrat. Ps. 41 Augustine proposes a series of spiritual exercisesa program of rehabilitationin order to train the soul to see God. Thus, Augustine's theologica...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2016
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Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-225 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBC Doctrine of God |
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Theology
B Soul music B Psalms B Eyes B Tabernacles B Desire B Pilgrimages B Fountains B Spiritual visions B Ophthalmology |
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| Summary: | Augustine's exposition of Ps 41[42] is an exploration of the deer's "holy longing" to see God. I suggest that in Enarrat. Ps. 41 Augustine proposes a series of spiritual exercisesa program of rehabilitationin order to train the soul to see God. Thus, Augustine's theological interpretation of the psalm develops an anagogical spirituality, acclimatizing the inductee to the vision of God. The bishop guides his congregants through this training regimen to sharpen their inner vision so that their longing to see God may be fulfilled. But Enarrat. Ps. 41 remains a psalm of groaningat the conclusion of the exercises the soul still cannot see God. Although God remains unseen, Augustine suggests the psalm holds out hope: an ecclesially mediated, sacramental vision of God obtains in this life; it is a vision that anticipates, and, indeed, participates in the eschatological vision of God. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-7933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of theological interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26373914 |