“Mary Magdalene in the Resurrection Theology of Augustine in The City of God; His Correction of the Philosophers”

Laela Zwollo

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Abstract

Augustine is an outstanding example of a positive interpreter of Mary Magdalene in late antiquity. Her personage, tears and womanhood make up a part of his resurrection theology. In two works (io. eu. tr. 121 and ciu. XIV), he explains how Mary Magdalene and her emotions represent the return to the Father by undergoing a transformation of the soul. Throughout ciu. XIV, we can detect a refutation of Celsus and Porphyry, who degraded Mary Magdalene in their attack on Christian doctrine.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOrden de San Agustín, Bibliotheca Agustiniana de Buenos Aires
Subtitle of host publicationVII ª Jornadas de Estudios Patrísticos:“Mulier, quid ploras?” (Jn 20.15). Images and Readings of the Feminine in the Fathers of the Church.
Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Augustine
  • Mry Magdalene
  • City Of God

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