Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Job 32:7

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 323, footnote 8 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on the Soul and its Origin. (HTML)

Treatise on the Soul and Its Origin (HTML)

The Meaning of ‘Breath’ In Scripture. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2365 (In-Text, Margin)

... the word flatus, breath, for adspiratio, inspiration, although he had before him the very term πνοή, which occurs in the text of the prophet which we are considering. We can hardly doubt, I think, that in this passage of Job the Holy Ghost is signified. The question discussed was concerning wisdom, whence it comes to men: “It cometh not from number of years; but the Spirit is in mortals, and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.”[Job 32:7-8] By this repetition of terms it may be quite understood that he did not speak of man’s own spirit in the clause, “The Spirit is in mortals.” He wanted to show whence men have wisdom,—that it is not from their own selves; so by using a duplicate ...