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    It is not the case that Augustine's own exegesis of Matthew 25:41 and Revelation 20:10 treats bodily resurrection as entailing literal corporeal suffering in hell.

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    • 1.Augustine also employs allegorical and spiritual interpretations elsewhere, suggesting his exegesis isn't uniformly literal on suffering.
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    • 2.Augustine acknowledges difficulty explaining how immortal bodies experience pain, indicating uncertainty about literal corporeal suffering.
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    • 3.The claim conflates Augustine's acknowledgment of bodily resurrection with his commitment to suffering being strictly physical rather than metaphysical.
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    • 1.Augustine explicitly states the damned will have bodies that feel pain, supporting literal corporeal suffering interpretation.
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    • 2.Augustine's consistency across multiple works on resurrection affirms that glorified and damned bodies alike retain physical sensation.
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    • 3.The literal language of 'fire' and 'torment' in Matthew 25:41 and Revelation 20:10 resists purely spiritual readings Augustine endorses.
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