CUREJ - College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal
Augustine and Problems of Scriptural Interpretation
Division: Humanities
Dept/Program: English
Document Type: Undergraduate Student Research
Mentor(s): Jessica Morton
Date of this Version: 01 April 2006
This document has been peer reviewed.
Abstract
In this paper, I examine Augustine's attempts to standardize Scriptural readings in On Christian Doctrine and The Trinity, in which he painstakingly defines sign-theory and other technical aspects of literary production. Much of the paper is devoted to Augustine's explication and application of these principles in his conversion narrative Confessions. Ironically, Augustine's attempts to stabilize scriptural language only expose language's very instability.
Discipline(s)
English Language and Literature
Suggested Citation
Morton, Jessica M., "Augustine and Problems of Scriptural Interpretation" 01 April 2006. CUREJ: College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal, University of Pennsylvania, https://repository.upenn.edu/curej/33.
Date Posted: 17 August 2006
This document has been peer reviewed.
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