id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt cn69m328p98 Sara Mónica Mata Myth and Mystery: Augustine's First Commentary on Genesis 1-2:3 2013 .txt text/plain 317 7 33 I first show that in interpreting each verse, Augustine presents the union between the letter, its immediate referent, and divine reality as one whose meaning and veracity are only discernible through an appeal to authorities or 'manifest realities.' I then show that in his interpretation of each verse, the 'manifest realities' Augustine turns to when examining this union include Genesis 1-2:3, the whole of Scripture, reality as experienced in creation and in being human, and reality as revealed most perfectly and fully in Jesus Christ's humanity, that is, His external teaching given in and through His words and deeds. cache/cn69m328p98.txt txt/cn69m328p98.txt