Readership: Scholars and students of the works of Augustine.
Michael Cameron, Associate Professor of Historical Theology, University of Portland
Michael Cameron is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Portland.
Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Ask, Seek, Knock: Approaching Augustine's Figurative Reading Part I: Novice: Rhetor, Convert, Seeker of Wisdom (386-391) Chapter 1: Eureka! in Milan: When Ambrose Taught Augustine What He Already Knew Chapter 2: A Thousand Words is Worth A Picture: The Experiment of On Genesis Against the Manichees Chapter 3: Enigma Variations: Figurative Reading Framework Under Construction Chapter 4: Book Binder: Christ the Core of Scriptural Unity Part II: Journeyman: Priest, Apprentice, Student of Paul (391-396) Chapter 5: Reading Moses in the School of St. Paul: The Apostle and Christology 101 Chapter 6: Hearing Voices: Christ at Prayer ''in the Psalm and on the Cross'' Part III: Master: Teacher, Defender, Pastor of Souls (396-c. 400) Chapter 7: High and Low on Jacob's Ladder: Reading Scripture from Both Ends in On Christian Teaching and On Instructing Beginners Chapter 8: The Old Testament as the First Book of the New: Augustine Figures It Out Against Faustus the Manichee Epilogue: The Astounding Exchange Tables Notes Bibliography Indexes
