To Turbantius — fragments in Against Julian · §5.10.43

Reported argument

Against Julian 5.10.43

Click or tap any sentence to jump there. The side buttons skip a paragraph.

Augustine reports that Julian compared parents with murderers of their children, on the ground that they cause their children to be born under condemnation.

Latin source witness

Latin

parentes comparans parricidis, in eis asserens esse causam ut filii cum damnatione nascantur

About this text

Earlier four-book work to Turbantius, surviving as excerpts arranged by Augustine’s witness. Latin source text is on each section when recovered.

English follows Julian’s words as Augustine excerpts them in Against Julian. This is not a recovered complete To Turbantius.

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Augustine, Against Julian (Latin · Excerpts arranged by Augustine’s books)

This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.