This paper analyses the figurative exegesis of Jacob's two wives (Genesis, chs 29-30) made by Augustine of Hippo in Book 22 of his «Contra Faustum Manichaeum». According to Augustine, Leah and Rachel are figures of the active and the contemplative life, respectively. Contemplation alone is desirable in itself: action is endured in anticipation and for the sake of contemplation. This paper also shows the originality of the interpretation Augustine elaborates in «Contra Faustum» in comparison with the previous exegetical tradition.
Leah and Rachel as Figures of the Active and the Contemplative Life in Augustines' «Contra Faustum Manichaeum»
CATAPANO, GIOVANNI
2012
Abstract
This paper analyses the figurative exegesis of Jacob's two wives (Genesis, chs 29-30) made by Augustine of Hippo in Book 22 of his «Contra Faustum Manichaeum». According to Augustine, Leah and Rachel are figures of the active and the contemplative life, respectively. Contemplation alone is desirable in itself: action is endured in anticipation and for the sake of contemplation. This paper also shows the originality of the interpretation Augustine elaborates in «Contra Faustum» in comparison with the previous exegetical tradition.
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