Abstract
ABSTRACTAugustine's understanding of knowledge is grounded in Christ, the eternal wisdom incarnate. Because Christ is the source and summit of knowledge, one's approach to the fullness of truth must pass through prayer, not least of all its highest form, the divine liturgy. With this point established, we proceed to consider Augustine's exegesis of certain key scriptural passages, in particular Matthew 6 and John 17. in the former, Augustine draws from the Pater Noster in order to show how he understands the importance of living according to the true meaning of one's prayers, and this with respect to certain key controversies he faced during his episcopate. We conclude by looking at his discussion of Christ's high-Priestly Prayer (John 17), suggesting that Augustine sees here a unique self-disclosure of the inner life of the Trinity, which provides the template for transforming oneself in such a way that one does not simply pray but even becomes prayer.
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