De doctrina christiana

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De doctrina christiana ("Of Christian teaching") is a hermeneutical work by Augustine of Hippo . It consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the scriptures . The first three books were published in 397, and the fourth was added in 426.

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Augustine fundamentally distinguishes the res (singular), the one thing, the highest good, the enjoyment of Godhead, from the res (plural), the many things and signs ( signa ) with which the Scriptures teach this one, since an immediate, unsigned teaching from God had become impossible due to the fall .

Based on this, he sets three rules for Christian teachers and catechists:

  • to discover the one truth in the signa of scripture
  • to convey this truth to others through the signa
  • to defend the truth of the signa of Scripture when it is attacked by appealing to direct spiritual knowledge.

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