To Turbantius — fragments in Against Julian · §5.8.34

Reported interpretation

Against Julian 5.8.34

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Augustine reports Julian understood his comparison involving lameness and reaching a destination as making ‘the destination’ the human being born from marital intercourse.

Latin source witness

Latin

de claudicatione et perventione

perventionem accipi volui hominem qui nascitur de concubitu coniugali

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)

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