Reception of John’s Gospel in North Africa (c. 325-533). Augustine of Hippo’s In Iohannis euangelium tractatus and Contemporary North African Sermons KU Leuven
This project seeks to recontextualize an early 5th-century work of Augustine of Hippo, In Iohannis euangelium tractatus (AD 405-420s), by examining African patristic Latin sermons on the Gospel of John. Our team investigates how these 124 ‘tractates’ of Augustine contributed to continuous North African tradition of preaching on John between ca. 325-533. We promote use of evidence from his other sermones, tractates, and enarrationes – as well ...