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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Luke 16:27–31: Augustine of Hippo

Sandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480 · Ognissanti, Florence · Public domainSandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480, Ognissanti, Florence

CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainLuke 16:27–31

By the five brothers whom he says he has in his father’s house, he means the Jews who were called five, because they were bound under the Law, which was given by Moses who wrote five books.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: Quæst. Ev. lib. ii. qu. 39.

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