Julian interpretation of scripture
Against Julian 6.24.75
The expression ‘in whom all sinned’ is used as though it said ‘because of which all sinned,’ just as it says, ‘By what does a young man correct his way?’ (Romans 5:12; Psalm 119:9, LXX/Vulgate Psalm 118:9)
Augustine reports Julian’s interpretation: all people are not to be understood as having sinned originally in one man, together as though united in a single mass. Rather, they sin because the first man sinned—by imitating him, not by being born from him.
Latin
ea locutione dictum esse: In quo omnes peccaverunt, ac si diceretur: Propter quod omnes peccaverunt; sicut dictum est: In quo corrigit iunior viam suam [n214] ; ut scilicet non in uno homine omnes homines peccasse intellegantur originaliter, et tamquam in massae unione communiter; sed propterea quia primus hominum ille peccavit; id est, cum imitantur illum, non cum generantur ex illo. Non ergo huic sensui convenit illa locutio, ita dictum esse: in quo, velut dictum esset:
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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