"Despoiling the Egyptians"

Who: Augustine of Hippo

What: Augustine’s opinion on pagan writing of antiquity was represented by an allegory of the Hebrews fleeing Egypt; the Hebrews took what they needed and nothing else. So should Christians use pagan knowledge.

When: 400s

Where: within the church fathers and monastic writers-Rome

Significance: This demonstrates one Medieval Christian attitude of the time-treat the classics with a distant and mistrustful respect.