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the Confessions

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These were requested at the end of Book 5's session.


Sessorianus 55 - the earliest surviving manuscript of Confessions, probably copied between 475–590.
Sessorianus 55 - the earliest surviving manuscript of Confessions, probably copied between 475–590.
Book 5 is organized explicitly around the moves from Carthage, Rome, and to Milan.
Book 5 is organized explicitly around the moves from Carthage, Rome, and to Milan.
The School of Athens by Raphael. Many of the "natural philosophers" that Augustine read and compared with Mani's writings are depicted in this painting.
The School of Athens by Raphael. Many of the "natural philosophers" that Augustine read and compared with Mani's writings are depicted in this painting.
The state of the art in Astronomy by the third century... the superiority of a rational account of planetary movements left a lasting impression on Augustine.
The state of the art in Astronomy by the third century... the superiority of a rational account of planetary movements left a lasting impression on Augustine.
A near contemporary mosaic of St. Ambrose in his Basilica Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
A near contemporary mosaic of St. Ambrose in his Basilica Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
Epilogue: Faustus reappears in the works of Augustine about ten years after he described the encounter in Confessions.
Epilogue: Faustus reappears in the works of Augustine about ten years after he described the encounter in Confessions.

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