The Influence of Mother Wisdom on Augustine
The Book of Ben Sira was popular in the early Christian church and influenced the Church Father Augustine (354–430). He adopts the person of Wisdom as a divine mother and adapts her within the context of the early Christian church. He links to Mother Wisdom a wisdom theology, in which Jesus is her e...
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De Gruyter
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Open Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0155 |