The Hexaemeral Literature a Study of the Greek And Latin Commentaries On Genesi
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* Severianus 450; Cosmas 322 ff. ; Procopius 72D. 3 Cosmas loc. Cit. ; Procopius 72C. * E. G. , the introduction of etymologies; the statement that the Hebrew words for "man" and " fire" are the same and discussion of the symbolism of the fact (Severi- anus 473; Glyca 1S7D); the acrostic on the name of Adam {supra, p. 27). CHAPTER VI AUGUSTINE Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was the second of the great inno- vators of the Hexaemeral tradition and the chief authority of the mediaeval Latin writers o...n creation/ He produced an interpre- tation unique in its self-consistency, depending upon the funda- mental principles of a transcendent God, an eternal ideal world, and a systematic allegorical explanation of the six days as some- thing other than natural days. With him the physical aspect of creation is secondary to the metaphysical and theistic; and the result is that despite its ingenuity and philosophical consistency his exegesis as such deserves the criticism passed upon it by Suarez : "uerisimile non est Deum inspirasse Moysi, ut historiam de crea- tione mundi ad fidem totius populi ideo necessariam per nomina dierum expUcaret quorum significatio uix inueniri et difhcillime ab ahquo credi posset" {Tract, de op.
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