Enarrations on the Psalms

work by Augustine

Also known as: “Enarrationes in Psalmos”

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Enarrations on the Psalms is a collection of sermons by Saint Augustine, written between 392 and 418 CE. These sermons represent some of Augustine's finest work as a preacher, offering spiritual messages from the Psalms that he applied to his vision of Christianity. Augustine's sermons were often delivered extemporaneously and recorded by scribes, resulting in a vast body of work covering various biblical texts. This particular collection aimed to provide his congregation with spiritual sustenance through the uplifting poetry of the Psalms.1

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…collection, Enarrationes in Psalmos (392–418; Enarrations on the Psalms). These are perhaps his best work as a homilist, for he finds in the uplifting spiritual poetry of the Hebrews messages that he can apply consistently to his view of austere, hopeful, realistic Christianity; his ordinary congregation in Hippo would have…
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…collection, Enarrationes in Psalmos (392–418; Enarrations on the Psalms). These are perhaps his best work as a homilist, for he finds in the uplifting spiritual poetry of the Hebrews messages that he can apply consistently to his view of austere, hopeful, realistic Christianity; his ordinary congregation in Hippo would have…
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