Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Theology and His Commentary on the Book of Psalms

Authors

  • Professor Carlos Augusto Casanova Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile; Universidad Bernardo OHigginsFondecyt Project Number 1180720 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9721-7465

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2021.010

Keywords

Spanish edition, Aquinas’ Commentary to the Book of Psalms, Biblical Thomism, theology and biblical studies

Abstract

This is a brief commentary of the Spanish bilingual edition of Aquinas’ Commentary to the Book of Psalms, by Carlos Casanova and Enrique Alarcón, with the outstanding introductions to each of its four volumes. It deals with the relevance of Biblical studies for the understanding of Aquinas’ theological work, the hermeneutical tools used by Aquinas when commenting the Book of Psalms, the contemporary representatives of the school of Biblical Thomism and the main lessons a reader could draw from Aquinas’ reading of the Book of Psalms.

Author Biography

Professor Carlos Augusto Casanova, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile; Universidad Bernardo OHigginsFondecyt Project Number 1180720

Full Professor, Centro de Estudios Tomistas

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2021-11-19

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CASANOVA, Carlos Augusto. Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Theology and His Commentary on the Book of Psalms. Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. Online. 19 November 2021. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 217-230. [Accessed 11 February 2026]. DOI 10.12775/BPTh.2021.010.

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Biblical Thomism VII

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