Sermon 215, 3

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Church FatherAugustine of HippoQuotation

Sermon 215, 3 — as quoted by Pitre (p 137)

Who could ever comprehend this? Who could tell of it?

No freely usable English translation of this passage is online, so the note keeps Pitre's quotation and links to the full text. Translation: as quoted by Pitre (endnote).

In Jewish Roots of Mary

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'Who could ever comprehend this? Who could tell of it?' — Augustine on the mystery of the sealed womb and the sealed tomb.

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VerseMatthew 28:2Jewish Roots

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Argument'Mary's womb and Jesus' tomb' — the real parallel.Jewish Roots
Sermon 215.3 (p 137)
ArgumentThree meanings of the miraculous birth — divinity (Leo), new creation (Ephrem), resurrection as birth (Ephrem, Romans 8:29)Jewish Roots
Sermon 215.3 (p 137)

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