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A 6 page research paper that examines the influence of Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas on how the Christian thinkers that came after them regarded the interpretation of the gospels. An examination of the theological perspectives of these two theologians demonstrates that their ideas regarding the gospels have been tremendously influential on the development of Christian dogma. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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influential on how the Christian thinkers that came after them regarded the interpretation of the gospels. An examination of the theological perspectives of these two theologians demonstrates that their ideas
regarding the gospels have been tremendously influential on the development of Christian dogma. Augustine Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) saw the Bible in terms of promoting the love of
God and neighbor (Froehlick, 2004). The influence of Augustine on biblical interpretation can hardly be overestimated (Froehlick, 2004). His work, On the Consensus of the Gospel Writers, substantiates
his argument that all of the scriptures are divinely inspired. His Consensus endeavors to demonstrate that apparent incongruities and discordance between the gospel accounts of Christs life can be reconciled.
For example, Luke 2:41 says that Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for Passover "every year" (Froehlick, 2004). On the other hand, Matthew 2:22 says that after their return from
Egypt, Mary and Joseph were afraid of venturing into Judea and went to live in Galilee. Augustine proposes a rational solution in that he posits that both accounts are correct
if Mary and Joseph took a brief trip on a yearly basis due to the extreme religious significance of the occasion (Froehlich, 2004). As this indicates, Augustine supported the idea,
still prevalent in Christian theology, that the all of scripture if divinely inspired and therefore completely correct. On the other hand, Otten (1998) points out that Augustine is also
responsible for ambiguous nature of how Christianity often relates to the Holy Word. Whatever his specific aim in his individual treatises, Augustine is also quick to warn Christians against a
false sense of complacency in their understanding of scripture (Otten, 1998). While the Bible offers Christians direct access to divine revelation through scripture, which contains the record of how Christ
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