Aquinas' Roman Commentary on Peter Lombard

Abstract

The address presents the recently discovered second Roman commentary of St. Thomas Aquinas on Peter Lombard’s "Liber sententiarum" and offers some reflections on work to be done by scholars in the study of this text. The first part of the address presents the manuscript and its circumstances to argue for the authenticity of the text. The second part briefly describes the character and content of Thomas’ Lectura romana. The third part addresses a concern expressed by Frs. Dondaine and Torrell that a rationalist tendency in the text’s consideration of the Trinity raises questions of its authenticity.