An anti-Donatist sermon on fasting: Augustine’s De utilitate ieiunii. A new critical edition with philological introduction
Gert Partœns
This article offers a new critical edition of Augustine’s anti-Donatist sermon De utilitate ieiunii. The is preceded by study the sermon’s manuscript transmission (Vat. lat. 5758, Paris Bibl. Nat. 792, Sainte-Geneviève 136, Mainz Stadtbibl. I 9 and lost source Amerbach 1506) editorial history as well discussion its authenticity global content. In addition, proposes February 405 terminus post quem against traditional dating between 408 411/412.
Sacris Erudiri