Commentary on the Book of Job (Latin-English Opera Omnia) (English and Latin Edition) (Old Testament Commentaries)

Saint Thomas Aquinas

ISBN 10: 1623400228 / ISBN 13: 9781623400224

Published by Emmaus Academic, 2016

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Hardback--no flaws--no dust cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Commentary on the Book of Job (Latin-English Opera Omnia) (English and Latin Edition) (Old Testament Commentaries)
• Publisher: Emmaus Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1623400228
• ISBN 13: 9781623400224
• Binding: imitation_leather
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 51 ounces

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Synopsis

Though wielding an influence over philosophy that endures to this day, Thomas Aquinas did not consider himself a philosopher, but a Biblical scholar, whose expositions go right to the meaning of the texts. In his commentary on the Book of Job, he draws on Jewish philosophers to explain the meaning of this mystifying but seminal book of the Old Testament as a fable about divine providence. In a new translation and a Latin-English format, Aquinas's "lyrical" exposition of this rarely commented work will speak to anyone who desires a deeper meditation on this difficult but important work of the Bible.

About the Author

An intellectual giant of the 13th century, Thomas Aquinas is best known for the clarity of thought in his philosophical and theological writings. His primary occupation at the University of Paris was as a theologian and a commentator on Sacred Scripture, and his philosophical work was always at the service of his Scriptural meditations. The writings of Thomas Aquinas remain widely influential to this day. In his thinking, the demands of reason and the power of faith found the most elevated synthesis ever attained by human thought. (John Paul II, Fides et Ratio)