To Florus 2.150
Your ignorance or shamelessness is therefore exposed: either you do not care to explain what is said, or you cannot. The light of truth itself—which Christ called himself (John 14:6)—has shown that nothing in the apostle Paul’s words agrees with the Manichaeans’ madness, that is, yours. Let us now devote ourselves to explanation. Just as we have shown how Paul cannot be understood, let it also become clear how he should and can be understood.
Latin
Patefacta igitur vel imperitia vel impudentia tua, quae aut non curat aut non valet, quid dicatur, exponere, ostensoque veritatis ipsius, quam se esse Christus appellavit [n208] , lumine nihil de apostoli Pauli sermonibus Manichaeae id est vestrae cohaerere dementiae, nunc expositioni operam demus, ut, sicut ostensum est, qualiter non possit, ita clareat, qualiter et debeat Paulus et possit intellegi.
About this text
Julian’s six preserved books to Florus, quoted section by section in Augustine’s unfinished reply. Augustine’s refutations are omitted. Latin of Julian’s words is on each section.
Julian’s own books do not survive as a separate manuscript. English follows his words as Augustine quotes them in the Unfinished Work Against Julian. Augustine’s replies are omitted. We do not restore a Julian text independent of Augustine.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Augustine, Unfinished Work Against Julian (Latin · Julian’s words as quoted, Books 1–6)
- Checked print Augustinus.it Latin of the Unfinished Work (Latin · Same work)
- Checked print Migne PL 45 (Latin · Hard cases)
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