„De vinul nevăzut să ne îmbete”. Nunta din Cana și Taina Întrupării în Tractatus VIII al Fericitului Augustin la Ioan 2, 1-4 - introducere, text latin și traducere în limba română
“Let the Invisible Wine Intoxicate Us.” The Wedding at Cana and the Mystery of the Incarnation in Augustine’s Tractate VIII on John 2:1–4—Introduction, Latin Text, and Romanian Translation

Summary/Abstract: This introductory study and Romanian translation present Augustine’s Tractate VIII, devoted to the opening of the wedding at Cana narrative (John 2:1-4). The homily begins with the transformation of water into wine and places Christ’s extraordinary sign within the wider continuity of the daily wonders of creation. Augustine then develops a theology of the union between the Word and human nature, a nuptial ecclesiology in which the Church is the bride redeemed by the Bridegroom’s blood, and a defense of the reality of the Incarnation against docetic interpretations. Christ’s words to his Mother and the expression “My hour has not yet come” receive a Christological explanation, while the polemic against astrology safeguards Christ’s freedom over his own hour. The Latin text follows PL 35 and has been checked against CCSL 36; the Romanian version seeks to preserve the homiletic rhythm and the theological precision of the original.

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