De twee brieven aan Januarius zijn geschreven rond 401. Van Januarius is weinig bekend. Hij stelt Augustinus een reeks concrete vragen over gebruiken in de week voor Pasen, die in de verschillende kerken op uiteenlopende manieren werden onderhouden. Mag dat zomaar? [...] In zijn reactie rekent Augustinus af met iets wat op hem - zoals blijkt uit de toont van de brief - als muggenzifterij moet zijn overgekomen.
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Aurelius Augustinus - more commonly "St. Augustine of Hippo," or simply "Augustine" - was a philosopher and theologian, and one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He framed the concepts of original sin and just war. Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than a hundred separate titles.
Augustine took the view that the Biblical text should not be interpreted literally if it contradicts what we know from science and our God-given reason. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation teaching on salvation and divine grace.
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