The Medieval Peter Lombard (†1160) was the fountainhead of systematic theology in the Church’s Western tradition.  His Four Books of Sentences, or theological judgments, has likely been the most influential book of theology ever.

Through the 1500’s throughout Europe, to gain a doctorate one had to give a commentary on the Master’s Sentences.  Hence, every Medieval theologian of prominence wrote a commentary.  Over 1,700 such commentaries have survived through history.  Yet the Sentences were only translated into English in 2007, and are not easy to access in Latin online, till now.

Lombard’s work is devoutly pious, is a gateway to the earlier fathers, and, despite it containing some of the errors of his age, is historically aware and full of legitimate (and edifying), detailed theology, much more so in fact than many contemporary systematic theologies.

Our new webpage has translated the Sentences‘ detailed table of contents, with links provided, so you can see what is in the work.  We have also collected over 80 Sentence commentaries (almost all are in Latin), forming a corpus of the most prominent Medieval theologians and some of the most detailed theology across the theological gamut ever written in Church history.  The Reformed often resourced the Medievals, for good reasons.

For the commentaries of John Duns Scotus, Gregory of Rimini (a favorite of the Reformed), Martin Luther (yes, the Protestant reformer) and the reformed theologian Lambert Daneau, we have translated their detailed tables of contents and provided links.

Lombard’s Sentences, Commentaries on Them, etc.

Resources are also linked on the Lombard’s life, his theology and Sentences and their commentaries.  May this collection be helpful to you and others in further looking into and understanding our Lord’s things and the deveolopment of Christ’s Church.