Ep. #193 – St. Thomas Aquinas on Scripture w/ Dr. John Boyle
Summary
Why are Aquinas’ scripture commentaries worth reading? What does Aquinas mean by the literal sense? How is Aquinas unique as a commentator? Did St. Thomas believe in a literal 6 days of creation? Dr. John Boyle joins the podcast to discuss these sorts of questions and more.
Guest Bio
Dr. John F. Boyle earned his Ph.D. in medieval studies from the University of Toronto. He frequently writes on Thomas Aquinas and Thomas More and published a lost work of Thomas Aquinas. Also, he has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, the Aquinas Medal from the University of Dallas, and delivered the Aquinas Lecture at the National University of Ireland. He’s the author of several books and numerous essays, including the 2021 book The Order and Division of Divine Truth: St. Thomas Aquinas as Scholastic Master of the Sacred Page (Steubenville: Emmaus Academic, 2021).
Resources
The Order and Division of Divine Truth by Dr. John F. Boyle
St. Thomas’ Commentary on Romans
Emmaus Academic (A wealth of incredible resources!)
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