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Title: Joachim of Fiore on Jacob's Election
Subtitle: Divine Predestination and Patristic Legacy in the Dialogi
Author(s): LIMONE, Vito
Journal: Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie Médiévales
Volume: 89    Issue: 2   Date: 2022   
Pages: 235-255
DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.89.2.3291321

Abstract :
The chief objective of this paper is to explore how Joachim of Fiore formulates his original conception of divine predestination in book I of the Dialogi de prescientia Dei et predestinatione electorum, on the basis of his interpretation of Rom. 9, in particular the passage about the election of Jacob and the rejection of Esau, with focus on his Patristic sources. Joachim’s view of divine election goes back not only to Augustine’s doctrine, which is expressed in De diversis quaestionibus ad Simplicianum, but also to Origen’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. In particular, Joachim’s position depends upon Augustine’s and Origen’s readings of Rom. 9:6-14.

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