奥古斯丁对基督教释经学的重要贡献

Augustine's Important Contribution to Christian Biblical Interpretation

本文对基督教思想家奥古斯丁的释经学理论著作《论基督教教义》作一详细解读,重点介绍和分析奥古斯丁的记号理论和释经规则。作者认为:记号理论是奥古斯丁的一项原创性理论贡献。奥古斯丁的记号理论不仅为基督教的释经活动奠定了理论基础,使基督教的释经活动走上了知识化与科学化的道路,而且对后世西方哲学中的符号学研究产生着持续久远的影响。奥古斯丁在解读圣经的实际工作的基础上对解释圣经的规则作了总结。用现代的眼光看,这些规则不够完整和全面,但与他的前辈相比有很大的进步。奥古斯丁对基督教释经学做出了重要的理论贡献。

In this essay,the author supplies a careful reading on Augustine' s De Doctrina Christiana,and introduces his theory of sign and rules of biblical interpretation,and evaluates his important contribution in this field.It is pointed out the theory of sign is an original work of Augustine,which is not only lay the theoretical foundation for Christian biblical interpretation,but also influence the late western theory of symbol.It may understand that Augustine's theory of sign led the Christian biblical interpretation walk along the road of the knowledge and science.Based on his experiences,Augustine sums up certain rules of biblical interpretation.Viewed in the modern sight,they are not integrity and overall enough,but compare with his elder generation,he made a great progress. Augustine makes his important contribution to the Christian biblical interpretation.