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HoP 109 - Spreading the Word - the Latin Church Fathers

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Peter Adamson looks at the 4th century church father, Jerome. He was raised on a diet not of Amen Quasance but of Latin eloquence. His ascetic practice included learning to read the Bible in Hebrew and consulting Jewish scholars. In all of this, Jerome was carrying on the work of Origen.

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