The Presbyters Project

Book 2

[...] Propter quam catholicam ueritatem sancti ac beati et in diuinorum eloquiorum pertractatione clarissimi sacerdotes, Irenaeus, Cyprianus, Reticius, Olympius, Hilarius, Ambrosius, Gregorius, Innocentius, Ioannes, Basilius, quibus addo presbyterum, uelis nolis, Hieronymum, ut omittam eos qui nondum dormierunt, aduersus uos proferunt de omnium hominum peccato originali obnoxia successione sententiam [...]

(ed. Urba- Zycha 1902: 168)

Book 2

33. [...] On account of this Catholic truth holy and blessed priests renowned for their explanation of the words of God, Irenaeus, Cyprian, Reticius, Olympius, Hilary, Ambrose, Gregory, Innocent, John, Basil, to whom I add, whether you like it or not, the presbyter Jerome – I omit those who are still living – maintain against you that all human beings are subject to original sin [...]

(trans. R. Teske)

Discussion:

"The phrase velis nolis has a snappish ring to it. Augustine goes on the defensive and makes excuses for Jerome because, being a bishop himself, he is fully aware of how Julian and any other elitist-minded bishop for that matter may object to this "mere" priest being named in the same distinguished company as episcopal writers." (Cain 2009: 144)

Place of event:

Region

East
Latin North Africa

City

Bethlehem

About the source:

Author: Augustine of Hippo
Title: Against Julian, Answer to Julian, Contra Iulianum
Origin: Hippo Regius (Latin North Africa)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

Julian (ca 380-454), the son of Bishop Memor (or Memorius) was made bishop of Eclanum before AD 417. He opposed the condemnation of Pelagius and Caelestius, accusing Augustine of Manichaean ideas. Augustine’s work "Against Julian" in six books was written in 421/422, as the response to Julian’s "Ad Turbantium". It is not to be confounded with "Contra Julianum opus imperfectum", which Augustine started to write in 428 and never finished.

Edition:

J.P. Migne ed., S. Aurelii Augustini Hipponensis Episcopi Contra Julianum Haeresis Pelagianae defensorem libri sex, Patrologia Latina 44, Paris 1865.

Translation:

Saint Augustine, Answer to Julian, in: Answer to the Pelagians II, New York 1997, trans. R. Teske, 268-536.

Bibliography:

A. Cain, The Letters of Jerome: Asceticism, Biblical Exegesis, and the Construction of Christian Authority in Late Antiquity, Oxford 2009.

Categories:

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος

PR169.

Reverenced by

PR169.

Disrespected by

PR169.

Education - Theological interest

PR169.

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