Złe czyny mieszkańców Sodomy (Rdz 19,1-11) w interpretacji św. Augustyna
The Wicked Acts of the Inhabitants of Sodom (Gen 19:1-11) in the Interpretations of St. Augustine

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the behavior of the inhabitants of Sodom towards two travelers (angels) taken in overnight by Lot (Gen 19: 1-11), according to the teaching of St. Augustine. In the Bishop of Hippo we find a number of Latin terms describing this behavior: flagitia, facta mala, iniquitates et perversitates, scelera or peccatum. It is equally interesting to see the influence that Julian of the Eclanum had on Augustine’s interpretation of the deeds of the Sodomites. It was mainly due to Julian that Augustine’s assessment of the transgression of the men of Sodom perceptively shifted, from the sphere of general offenses against nature (contra naturam), to the sphere of sexual behavior, to become permanently and specifically associated with sexual intercourse with men.

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