Tommaso d’Aquino e i margini della littera
Modern historiography has often recognised in the biblical exegesis of the middle of the 13th century - and in particular in the authors belonging to the Dominican Order - a turning point, characterised by a progressive devaluation of the ‘spiritual sense’ and by a growing interest for the littera....
| Published in: | Annali di scienze religiose |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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Brepols
2014
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Annali di scienze religiose
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Pages: 153-177 |
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| Summary: | Modern historiography has often recognised in the biblical exegesis of the middle of the 13th century - and in particular in the authors belonging to the Dominican Order - a turning point, characterised by a progressive devaluation of the ‘spiritual sense’ and by a growing interest for the littera. Thomas Aquinas is recognised as the key champion of this new method of explaining the Bible. His originality was in affirming that only what is contained in the literal sense can be assumed in the theological argumentation, and that what can be learnt by the spiritual sense must already be present in the littera. In this way, Thomas draws boundaries in the spiritual interpretation, although in a traditional line. Furthermore, the literal interpretation is really distant from a historical-critical evaluation ante litteram, because it includes what is normally recognised as prophetical sense and dogmatic affirmation. Even if Thomas seems to move the boundaries between allegory and littera, he directs his attention not to the intent of the human author, but to the truth of faith transmitted by the text. |
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| ISSN: | 2294-8775 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di scienze religiose
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.ASR.5.107499 |