Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Church Fathers Fathers and ecclesiastical writers up to the end of the 8th century, anonymous works

Altercatio de Anima

By Otto Faller

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ALTERCATIO DE ANIMA. - Fragment of a dialogue (?) against traducianism. The author proves from Holy Scripture that souls are created directly by God. The manuscripts and John of Seville (in S. Alvari Cordubensis Opera, Ep. 6: cf. E. Florez, España Sagrada, Madrid 1754-73, XI, p. 143 ff.) attribute it to Ambrose of Milan. The author remains uncertain, but the biblical quotations from the "Vetus Latina" indicate a work of the 5th-6th century.

Bibliography

BIBL.: C. P. Caspari, Kirchenhistorische Anecdota, I, Kristiania 1883, pp. 225-47 (edition with notes).

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By Otto Faller

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 930.

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Faller, Otto. “Altercatio de Anima.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 930. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/altercatio-de-anima.

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Faller, Otto. “Altercatio de Anima.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 930. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/altercatio-de-anima.

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  author    = {Faller, Otto},
  title     = {Altercatio de Anima},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {930},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/altercatio-de-anima}
}

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