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Saint Augustine: On Genesis: Two Books on Genesis against the Manichees; and, on the Literal Interpretation of Genesis: An Unfinished Book is unavailable, but you can change that!

Augustine’s Two Books on Genesis against the Manichees and On the Literal Interpretation of Genesis: An Unfinished Book represent the first two of five explanations of the beginning of the Book of Genesis that he undertook between 388 and 418. In the first, a commentary on Genesis 1–3, Augustine counters the ignorant and impious attacks against Scripture by the Manichees, with whom he was a...

when the ineffable and immutable Wisdom of God deigned to assume a whole and complete man and be born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. He was crucified, buried, rose, and ascended into heaven—all of which has already happened. He is coming to judge the living and the dead at the end of the world and at the resurrection of the dead in the flesh—this is proclaimed as yet to come. The Holy Spirit was given to those who believe in him. He founded Mother Church which is called Catholic, because
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