2011-2013 GASR Publications

I. Research Report

Kamimura, N. (ed.), Research Report Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 23520098: The Theory and Practice of the Scriptural Exegesis in Augustine (Tokyo, 2014).

Cover Page of 2011-2013 GASR Research Report

    • Acknowledgements　vii
    • Abbreviations　ix
      • Acknowledgements　vii
      • Abbreviations　ix
      • 1. Introduction　Naoki Kamimura　1
        • Basic information of the research project　1
        • Background to the research project　2
        • Objectives of the research　5
        • Research approach　5
        • Publications　8
        • Arrangement of the report　11
      • 2. The Exegesis of Genesis in the Early Works of Augustine　Naoki Kamimura　13
        • Introduction　13
        • Augustine’s literal reading in on the Literal interpretation of genesis, an unfinished work　17
        • Augustine’s earliest references to gen. 1:26–27　17
        • augustine’s references to gen. 1:26–27 around 393/394　19
        • Conclusion　23
      • 3. The Role of Eve in Salvation in Augustine’s Interpretation of Genesis 3　Makiko Sato 25
        • A desire to rejoice together　26
        • Theft as fornication　29
        • Shame and confession　31
      • 4. The Word and Our Words: Augustine’s View of Words Based on John 1:3　Makiko Sato 33
        • Introduction　33
        • The word as form　34
        • Creation as god’s speaking　36
        • The purpose of speech　37
        • Conclusion　39
      • 5. Augustine’s Quest for Perfection and the Encounter with the Vita Antonii　Naoki Kamimura　41
        • Introduction　41
        • The preface in on christian teaching　43
        • The stories of conversion in Confessions　46
        • Augustine’s quest for perfection　48
        • Conclusion　51
      • 6. The Interpretation of a Passage from Romans in the Early Works of Augustine　Naoki Kamimura　53
        • Introduction　53
        • Recent contributions to the problem of Augustine’s use of Romans 13:13–14　54
        • Augustine’s use of Romans 13:13–14 revisited　57
        • Augustine’s quest for perfection　58
        • Conclusion　61
      • 7. Augustine’s Evolving Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles　Naoki Kamimura　63
        • Introduction　63
        • Framework for both ages of human history and individual’s stages　65
        • The development and confirmation in On Eighty-three varied questions, q. 66　69
        • Conclusion　71
      • Bibliography　75
      • Index locorum　85

II. Articles

      1. Sato, M., ‘The Understanding of Self-Deception in Augustine’s Confessiones’ (in Japanese), Studies in Medieval Thought 53 (Japanese Society of Medieval Philosophy, 2011) 59–75.
      2. Kamimura, N., ‘Friendship and Shared Reading Experiences in Augustine’, Patristica, supplementary volume 3 (Japanese Society for Patristics Studies, 2011) 69–83.
      3. Kamimura, N., ‘La exégesis bíblica de Agustín en “De Genesi ad litteram liber unus imperfectus”’, revista AVGVSTINVS 57 (Madrid: Editorial Augustinus, 2012) 137–142.
      4. Sato, M., ‘Truth and Man in Augustine’s Commentary on Galatians’ (in Japanese), Reports of the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies 44 (Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, Keio University, 2013) 87–103.
      5. Kamimura, N., ‘The Consultation of Sacred Books and the Mediator: the Sortes in Augustine’, in J. Baun, A. Cameron, M. Edwards, and M. Vinzent (eds.), Studia Patristica 70 (Leuven: Peeters, 2013) 305–315.

III. Reviews

      1. Sato, M., Review of Phillip Cary, Outward Signs: The Powerlessness of External Things in Augustine’s Thought (Oxford, 2008); (in Japanese), Studies in Medieval Thought 53 (Japanese Society of Medieval Philosophy, 2011) 197–200.
      2. Kamimura, N., ‘On the Japanese Society for Patristic Studies and the Patristica’, Patristica, supplementary volume 3 (Japanese Society for Patristics Studies, 2011) 85–89.
      3. Kamimura, N., Review of Brian Stock, Augustine’s Inner Dialogue: The Philosophical Soliloquy in Late Antiquity (Cambridge, 2010); (in Japanese), Studies in Medieval Thought 55 (Japanese Society of Medieval Philosophy, 2013) 134–138.

IV. Presented Papers

    1. Kamimura, N., ‘The Exegesis of Genesis in the Early Works of Augustine’, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada, on 31 May 2011.
    2. Kamimura, N., ‘The Significance of the Sortes in Augustine’, 16th International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, on 9 August 2011.
    3. Sato, M., ‘The Word and Salvation: Augustine’s Understanding of Christ’ (in Japanese), Japanese Society of Medieval Philosophy 60th Conference, Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan, on 5 November 2011.
    4. Kamimura, N., ‘Augustine’s Early Commentaries on the Pauline’s Epistles: Outline of the 2011–2013 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Project’, Annual Meeting of the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia, on 2 March 2012.
    5. Kamimura,N.,‘Augustine’s Evolving Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles’, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, on 29 May 2012.
    6. Sato, M., ‘The Word and Our Words: Augustine’s Understanding of Christ as Divine Word’, Asia-Pacific Early Christian Studies Society 7th Conference, Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea, on 6 July 2012.
    7. Kamimura, N., ‘Augustine’s Interpretation of a Passage from Romans in His Early Works’, Asia-Pacific Early Christian Studies Society 7th Conference, Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea, on 6 July 2012.
    8. Kamimura, N., ‘What Augustine Suggested: The dramatis personae of the Cassiciacum Dialogues’, North American Patristics Society 22nd Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago, USA, on 24 May 2013.
    9. Kamimura, N., ‘Augustine’s Understanding of the Soul, the Immortality, and the Being in De immortalitate animae’, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, on 5 June 2013.
    10. Sato, M., ‘The Role of Eve in Salvation in Augustine’s Interpretation of Genesis Chapter 3’, Early Christian Centuries 1: Men and Women in Early Christianity, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia, on 3 October 2013.
    11. Kamimura, N., ’Augustine’s Quest for Perfection and the Encounter with Vita Antonii’, Early Christian Centuries 1: Men and Women in Early Christianity, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia, on 4 October 2013.
    12. Kamimura, N., ‘Funded Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) Project: Scriptural Exegesis in Augustine’, Annual Meeting of the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia, on 7 March 2014.