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Augustine of Hippo, on 1Cor 15:45
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
1Cor 15:45 · Douay-Rheims
“The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.”
On this verse:
“The first man, Adam, was made into a living soul … but of all the animals it was said: "Let the earth bring forth the living creatures." We understand, then, that the natural body is said to be like the other animals because of the dissolution and corruption of death. It is daily renewed by food, and when the bond of life is broken it is dissolved. But the spiritual body which is now with the Spirit is immortal.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.