Preface to the English Edition
Translator's Note
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: The Doctrine of Original Sin in Its Augustinian
Formulation
Chapter 1: The Pelagian Critique of the Doctrine of Original
Sin
Chapter 2: Original Sin and Its Consequences
Chapter 3: The Essence and Transmission of Original Sin
Chapter 4: Infant Baptism and Original Sin
Part II: The Biblical and Patristic Tradition according to
Augustine
Chapter 5: The Biblical Testimonia
Chapter 6: Sin and Death in the Theology of Paul
Chapter 7: Augustine and Ambrosiaster
Chapter 8: Ambrose and Cyprian, Masters of Augustine
Chapter 9: Chrysostom, Augustine, and the Pelagians
Part III: The Origin and Development of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine
of Original Sin
Chapter 10: The 'Legacy of Adam' in Greek Theology from the Second
to the Fourth Century
Chapter 11: The Encratite Origin of the 'Augustinian' Doctrine of
Original Sin
Chapter 12: The Concept of Original Sin as Popular and Manichean
Heresy
Chapter 13: Traducianism, Original Sin, and Infant Baptism in the
West
Chapter 14: Rome and Carthage: Two Traditions Compared
Conclusion: Towards a New History of the Augustinian Doctrine of
Original Sin
Bibliography
Supplement to the Bibliography (2011)
Pier Franco Beatrice is Professor of Classics and Religious Studies
at the University of Padua.
Adam Kamesar is Professor of Judaeo-Hellenistic Literature at
Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, OH.
"Beatrice's book makes a significant contribution to the study of
original sin. Any serious student of Augustine or the doctrines of
humanity or sin should consult this work."--Adam Harwood, The
Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry
"Augustine's doctrine of original sin is one of the most
controversial and least understood legacies of ancient
Christianity. Exposing original sin's 'encratite' origins, Pier
Franco Beatrice's The Transmission of Sin remains as insightful and
astonishing as when it first appeared in Italian. Thanks to Adam
Kamesar's lucid translation, more students and scholars can learn
from a book that uncovers the 'heretical' strands in the thought of
an icon of
orthodoxy."--David Brakke, Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of
Christianity and Professor of History, Ohio State University
"Beatrice argues that the doctrine of original sin was not invented
by Augustine, but stemmed from groups--Encratites and
Messalians--that the Church came to consider heretical. Tracing the
concept's development from the New Testament to Augustine, Beatrice
explores its implications for marriage, procreation, and the
baptism of infants. Now in English translation, this book is a
'must-read' for all students of early Christianity."--Elizabeth A.
Clark, John
Carlisle Kilgo Professor of Religion and Professor of History, Duke
University
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