Against Julian 5.12.48

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She received the name ‘wife’ from the pledge of betrothal.

The first spouses were established so that they would be spouses without the union of the two sexes.

Latin source witness

Latin

ex desponsionis fide eam nomen coniugis accepisse

sic fuisse primos coniuges institutos, ut sine commixtione utriusque sexus coniuges essent

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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.

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

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