Abstract

This article intends to contribute to research of the structure and argument of Augustine’s sermons. Application of the dual method of analysis used here shows that these were much more structured and better considered than has long been assumed. This contribution will provide evidence for the view that s. 193 consists of three parts that reflect a learning trajectory. It will do so by examining structure and argument in the sermon according to a dual method: the use of language and of Scripture. It will become clear that the transitions between the parts found through an analysis of the use of language are the same as those resulting from analysis of the use of Scripture.