St. Thomas: In defence of the unity of the Church and against heretics. fresh Book

Oneness in the Church in defence of heretics – this is 1 of the things that concerns the comments of St. Thomas of Aquinas to the 7 letters of the Apostle of Nations, published in Poland in the series Works of all Thomas of Aquinas.

Volume 67 series The works of all Thomas of Aquinas contain comments to as many as 7 letters of St. Paul, i.e. the letter to Colossians, the First and Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, the First and Second Epistle to Timothy, the Letter to Titus, and the Letter to Philemon.

The letters of Saint Paul were written under different circumstances and to various addressees. In later times, doubts arose about the authorship of any of them. Saint Thomas, however, looked at the collection of Paul's letters as a whole, paying attention primarily to their doctrinal content, which he besides stated in Prologue to his Lecture of the Letter to the Romans. erstwhile it comes to letters which we find in volume 67 The works of all, he pointed out that in them St. Paul deals with the defence of unity which grace makes in the Church-- "her defence against error," in the letter to Colossians; against the persecutions present--in the First Letter to the Thessalonians; and before the future, and especially in the days of Antichrist--in the Second Letter."

The following 4 letters of St. Thomas describe as addressed to the superiors: “The apostle instructs the superior church leaders on both spiritual and temporal matters. As for spiritual matters, in his First Letter to Timothy, he speaks of the establishment and building up of ecclesiastical unity and the management of it; in his Second Letter, of constancy against persecutors. Thirdly, in His Letter to Titus, on the defence against heretics. But the gentlemen of the present time were taught in the Epistle to Philemon" (Description of Romans, Prologue, 11). In this order are the comments in this volume.

Much of Thomas’ Bible comments reached us as reportatio, or a evidence of a lecture by 1 of the students or secretary. Scholars disagree in the time of these texts.

Commenting on the Scriptures was 1 of the basic tasks of a lecturer at a medieval university, and so was St. Thomas of Aquinas. Theology was 1 discipline at the time, only later did distinctions arise, among others, for biblical and systematic theology. These were times erstwhile all theologian was at the same time a Bible student by nature. As such, we besides meet Aquinata here. At the same time, these lectures are inactive scholastic texts with their characteristic structure and distinctions.

One of the stories related to St. Thomas characterizes his work on comments on Corpus Paulinum And the appreciation they enjoyed. Well, 1 of his fellow brothers dreamed a dream in which he saw Brother Thomas lecture on the letters of St Paul.

While Thomas, sitting on the cathedral, was commenting on the letters, the apostle himself entered the lecture hall, filled with dignified listeners. Thomas interrupts to welcome him with respect, and after a fewer moments of conversation he asks if he explained his text in the sense that the author wanted to give him. The apostle answered: “Thomas teaches well what can be understood in this life from his letters; but there will come a time erstwhile he will realize the letters in all their truth. With those words, he grabbed his cap and pulled it to himself. 3 days later, the news of Thomas’ death spread around Naples

(citation by J.-P. Torrell, Introduction in St. Thomas of Aquin. individual and work, On the Road, Poznań 2021, p. 358).

About the series:

The works of St. Thomas, collected as part of a 70-volume series? The works of all Thomas of Aquinas, belong to the European and global intellectual canon and supply an crucial inspiration for deeper intellectual exploration.

Thomas' work, depending on the translation, counts from a twelve to respective 1000 pages. Not only Catholics but besides Christians of another religions, as well as unbelievers of various humanities, including economists and politicians, mention to his legacy.

The series is developed by: Pro Futuro Theologiae Foundation, Theological Institute and Publishing home of the Polish Dominican Province. Many outstanding translators and researchers of St. Thomas of Aquinas participate in the project.

Project Works of all Tomasz of Aquinas was covered by the honorary patronage of Przemysław Czarnek, Minister of Education and Science.

Source: wdrodze.pl

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