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everyone needs to read this book

>> No.17156716

Am I brainlet for not understanding the part where he talks about past, present, future, and time in general?

>> No.17156724

>>17156716
yeah

>> No.17158375

>>17156703
I've been reading the Everyman version. It's very good so far.

>> No.17158397

>>17156716
I haven't read it, could you explain it?

>> No.17158406

No it’s very gay. 12 year old girls diary levels of gay

>> No.17158510

>>17156716
https://historyofphilosophy.net/augustine-confessions

>> No.17158886

>>17156716
Read slowly. He lived 1600 years ago his understanding of how time works should not be more advanced than yours

>> No.17159372

>>17156716
the last half of the book deals heavily with metaphysics and philosophy. these guys studied the greeks and christianity their whole lives and of course a novice will have difficulty with it.
>>17158886
retard

>> No.17159377

>>17156703
Mind giving a reason?

>> No.17159425
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>Oh Lord I stole a pear once and I fucked a bunch of sexy sluts because i couldn't hold back my natural urges! Oh Lord I'm so sorry I worshipped the God of denomination X over the socially accepted denomination! How will I ever atone for this outrageous sin? I will never be worthy of your light Oh lord oh lord I'm so sorry I'll be a nice cuck slave from now on!
Christcuck slave mentality at its finest.

>> No.17160266

>>17159425
cringe and retarded

>> No.17160290

>>17160266
kill yourself zoomer faggot

>> No.17160668

The part in the garden when his friend is watching him have an intense internal battle in which he is attempting to break free of his Earthly shackles and become a man of God are extremely reflective of my, and I assume many people's, condition.

You can become a saint with one simple step: will it. The problem is that I simply do not will it and instead I want one more vidya, one more coom, one more sweet, one more (insert my will and not God's will). I have no idea when or if I will ever break through this and actually start living as a free man. I say it will happen eventually, but if I do not start now, when will I ever? It was some of the best stuff I have ever read.

>> No.17160699

>>17156703
I can't decide between the Sh(n)eed or CHADwick translation. The Op is the prior, Oxford World Classics is the latter.

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>>17160290
>Says the person shitting on an integral part of the Western canon because of autistic paganlarping/fedora tipping

>> No.17160938

>>17160699
the sneed has a really nice softcover, very bendy dunno how to describe it

>> No.17160962

How much of the bible should I have read beforehand? Don't say all of it, because there are a lot of books that are not worth reading currently.

>> No.17160977

>>17160962
The gospels would be the absolute requirement

>> No.17161004

>>17160938
baka dis nigga fuks his books

>> No.17161007

>>17160977
Bare minimum you mean?

>> No.17161024

>>17161007
yeah

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>>17160938
>>17161004

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17161083

started it a few days ago, i' delighted so far