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" ‘Misisti manum tuam ex alto’: "
Johannes van Oort

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1085489
Doc. No	:	LA129118
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341336‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Johannes van Oort
Title & Author	:	‘Misisti manum tuam ex alto’: [Article] : Manichaean Imagery of Christ as God’s Hand in Augustine’s Confessions?\ Johannes van Oort
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Vigiliae Christianae
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	72/4
Page No	:	369–389
Abstract	:	The article first explores Augustine’s conspicuous references to ‘God’s Hand’ in his Confessions by presenting a fresh translation and brief commentary of the relevant texts. In the commentary special attention is given to the possible signifiance of these texts to (former) Manichaean readers. It is concluded that Augustine’s eye-catching imagery is not only inspired by biblical language and—in all likelihood—by predecessors in the Christian tradition such as Irenaeus and especially Ambrose, but also strikingly coincides with an essential metaphor of the Manichaeans. This feature once again underlines the importance of the Manichaean element in Augustine’s Confessions. The article first explores Augustine’s conspicuous references to ‘God’s Hand’ in his Confessions by presenting a fresh translation and brief commentary of the relevant texts. In the commentary special attention is given to the possible signifiance of these texts to (former) Manichaean readers. It is concluded that Augustine’s eye-catching imagery is not only inspired by biblical language and—in all likelihood—by predecessors in the Christian tradition such as Irenaeus and especially Ambrose, but also strikingly coincides with an essential metaphor of the Manichaeans. This feature once again underlines the importance of the Manichaean element in Augustine’s Confessions.
Descriptor	:	Ambrose
Descriptor	:	Augustine
Descriptor	:	Christ
Descriptor	:	Confessions
Descriptor	:	Hand of God
Descriptor	:	imagery
Descriptor	:	Manichaeism
Descriptor	:	metaphorical language
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341336‬