To browse Academia. This research explores the influence of St. Augustine on the development of biblical exegesis within the context of Latin Patristic literature. It examines how Augustine's work synthesized pagan and Hebraic methods of text analysis, specifically through allegory and mysticism, leading to a deeper understanding of the Christian scriptures.
Furthermore, it discusses the historical significance of these exegetical methods in shaping Christian doctrine and interpretation. Today, the world is influenced by many views, such as secularism and atheism, which affect many people, so they are far from God. Because of them, moral and ethical standards are not based on the belief of God, but just on the humanity standard.
To solve the problem, Christians must learn from the Christian theologian who has a significant contribution to Christian theology. One of the Christian theologians is Augustine. Kamimura, N. Augustine stresses the importance of humiliation in the study of Scripture.
He also regards the duplex commandment of love in Matthew 22 as the heart of Christian faith. God can communicate with the believer through the signs of the Scriptures. Thus, humiliation, love, and the knowledge of signs are an essential hermeneutical presupposition for a sound interpretation of the Scriptures. Although Augustine endorses some teaching of the Platonism of his time, he corrects and recasts it according to a theocentric doctrine of the Bible.
Similarly, in a practical discipline, he modifies the classical theory of oratory in a Christian way. He underscores the meaning of diligent study of the Bible and prayer as more than mere human knowledge and oratory skills. As a concluding remark, Augustine encourages the interpreter and preacher of the Bible to seek a good manner of life and, most of all, to love God and neighbor.
