The article deals with the light and the illumination in the work of Augustine, showing that he uses those terms to talk about God and the sharing in his life. It also deals with the relationship that the light has with his Christology and other related topics.

In the article after the introductory remarks, two topics are discussed, to know if Augustine’s Locutiones in Heptateucum is complete, and which purpose had Agustine with this work.

The article offers an analysis of some of the extant evidence regarding the ways several of Augustine’s Latin predecessors and contemporaries interpreted and applied the difficult assertions found in Rom. 2:14-15.