Augustine on the Katechon: A Lesson from De Civitate Dei

José Patricio Domínguez; Erik  Ellis

Augustine on the Katechon: A Lesson from De Civitate Dei

Título traducido de la contribución: Agustín sobre el Katechon: una lección de De Civitate Dei

José Patricio Domínguez^*, Erik Ellis^*

^*Autor correspondiente de este trabajo

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Este artículo presenta la exégesis de Agustín del controversial pasaje escatológico de II Tesalonicenses 7 mediante el análisis de la virtud romana en el contexto de la discusión sobre el papel providencial del Imperio Romano. En contraste con muchos Padres griegos y latinos, la evaluación que hace Agustín del papel providencial de Roma es primariamente negativa: el imperio romano y la virtus en la que se apoya es un mal pero que contiene (de ahí katechon) males aún peores. Esta interpretación, presente en la Ciudad de Dios, diferencia a Agustín de la visión de sus predecesores lo sitúa como un pensador sui generis en lo que a esta cuestión se refiere.

Título traducido de la contribución	Agustín sobre el Katechon: una lección de De Civitate Dei
Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	13-33
Número de páginas	21
Publicación	Scripta Mediaevalia
Volumen	16
N.º	2
Estado	Publicada - dic. 2023

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Agustín de Hipona
katechon
Imperio romano
virtud romana
providencia

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