St. Augustine's suggestion

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In Book Two of Christian In struction (De doctrina Christiana), chapter 39, St. Augustine makes the following statement.

'…I believe the same could be done now, if there were someone capable who could be induced to devote a truly beneficial service to the advantage of his brethren. He could classify whatever unfamiliar places, animals, plants, trees, stones, metals, or other objects to which Scripture alludes. Then, after he has arrranged them by classes, he should write down his explanations."

Has this be done?

If so, where can I find it?

Thanks!

Also in Book Two, he says some before him have explained all the names of people in the Old Testament. I looked to find the passage, but I do not have enough time.

Thanks!

Who did that?
 
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Has this be done?

If so, where can I find it?
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I can’t speak from a Catholic perspective, but Alestair Crowley’s 777 covers that area.

xan

jonathon
 
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I can’t speak from a Catholic perspective, but Alestair Crowley’s 777 covers that area.

xan

jonathon
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777 is something else entirely. It’s a table of plants/metals/whatevers set up to correspond with the different letters of the hebrew alphabet/alchemical symbols/kaballistic spheres/whatevers.

I don’t know why you’re recommending something by that Satanist on a Catholic forum :confused:

(yeah I know he wasn’t a “true” satanist . . . he just liked to call himself the Great Beast and thought he was the antichrist and believed that everybody should do whatever their wills told them to and was steeped in the occult and . . .)
 
Perhaps I’m confused about your question, but hasn’t this all been done? Zoology classifies the animals; botany classifies the plants; we have the Periodic Table of Elements for rocks and minerals. The only one I don’t know about is “places;” but I know towns and cities have names, and types of land do, too, like marsh, plains, tundra, etc.

But I couldn’t begin to tell you who made the systems. I think it was mentioned in Biology, in college a zillion years ago…

God bless us all,

Ruthie
 
I have written my questions poorly, sorry.

If I have understood St. Augustine properly, he was suggesting that this be done for the animals, plants and rocks in the Bible.

The Holy Bible uses many divinely inspired symbols.

These symbols have a meaning.

In the Book of Revelation we have a few examples: serpent for the the devil. Star is for an angel. Candlestick for a church.

Jesus says that Herod is a fox.

Jesus says to St. Peter, feed my sheep.

The sheep is a divinely inspired biblical symbol for Jesus’ followers.

Jesus is a Good Shepherd.

This is a divinely chosen symbol for spiritual leader.

In Mark’s parable of the sower the bird is a symbol for the devil. The seed is a divinely chosen symbol for the word.

St. Augustine seems to be suggesting that some student of the Bible should compile a list for these kinds of symbols. I would think a list exists, but I do not know where to look to find it.

He also suggests that we need to know a great deal about sheep, seeds, shepherds, birds, canines (foxes, wolves), stars, and candlesticks. This knowledge would be from the ancient world. This knowledge would help us comprehend the Bible.

Sorry, I tried to keep this short.

I hope and pray that I made some sense.

Thanks, Ruthie for your help and interest.
 
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I, once again, owe you a thank you, wow.

I have glanced at the sites.

They seem to be helpful.

Oh, without causing any work, do you have any more help with etiology.

Again, and again, thank you!

Oh, your charts on the Church Fathers are absolutely beautiful.
 
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