Sermon 8 on the plagues of Egypt and the ten commandments of the law
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- Introduction - Ten Commandments - Symbolic of the plagues of Egypt.
- 'You shall have no other gods beside me'.
- 'Remeber the Sabbath and keep it holy'.
- 'You shall not dishonor your parents'.
- 'You shall not kill'.
- 'You shall not covet your neighbours wife'.
- The covenant between God and the people.
- Augustine's moralistic approach of the Bible.
- Relating all Old Testament Scriptures to Christ or the Trinity.
- Conclusion.
Abstract
Augustine was greatly appreciated by his respective community for his teachings on Christianity and the profile of the Christian identity. His resources were not limited to only the New Testament Scriptures but avail other writings to further fulfill such teachings. The Jewish Scripture, or the Old Testament, is not a separate entity of Christian law but a manifestation of Jesus in the New Testament. In sermon 8, "On the plagues of egypt and the ten commandments of the law", Augustine utilizes the physical torture of the Egyptians as a metaphor for the spiritual torment of Christians who fail to obey the laws of God. The sermon was well received by the Clergy or monks of Carthage at the Shrine of Saint Cyprus in 410; the translator attributed such date because of Augustine's brief mentioning of the Donatists, whom he ceased to discussed after 411. Because of Augustine's references to the Pentecost and the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Edmund Hill dates the preaching at toward the end of May or early June. However there is no explicit occasion mentioned for this particular sermon.
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