Peter Lombard’s Sentences
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Peter Lombard’s Sentences is a 12th-century theological textbook that systematically compiles and organizes patristic and medieval Christian doctrine, becoming the standard foundation for scholastic theology and commentary in the later Middle Ages.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Lombard’s Sentences canonical | 2 |
| Peter Lombard’s Sentences (as a proto-summa) | 1 |
| Sentences (Peter Lombard) | 1 |
| Sentences of Peter Lombard | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Lombard’s Sentences Context triple: [Commentary on the Sentences, basedOn, Peter Lombard’s Sentences]
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Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Summa Theologiae
Summa Theologiae is a monumental 13th-century theological and philosophical work that systematically presents and defends the core doctrines of Christian theology.
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D.
Sapientiae Christianae
Sapientiae Christianae is an 1890 encyclical that outlines the duties and responsibilities of Christians in public and social life, emphasizing the proper relationship between Church and state.
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Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae
Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae is a foundational work of natural and divine law by the German Enlightenment jurist and philosopher Christian Thomasius.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Lombard’s Sentences Target entity description: Peter Lombard’s Sentences is a 12th-century theological textbook that systematically compiles and organizes patristic and medieval Christian doctrine, becoming the standard foundation for scholastic theology and commentary in the later Middle Ages.
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A.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Summa Theologiae
Summa Theologiae is a monumental 13th-century theological and philosophical work that systematically presents and defends the core doctrines of Christian theology.
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D.
Sapientiae Christianae
Sapientiae Christianae is an 1890 encyclical that outlines the duties and responsibilities of Christians in public and social life, emphasizing the proper relationship between Church and state.
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E.
Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae
Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae is a foundational work of natural and divine law by the German Enlightenment jurist and philosopher Christian Thomasius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Latin work
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scholastic summa ⓘ theological textbook ⓘ |
| academicUse |
basis for theological commentary
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required text for theology students in many medieval universities ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
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| author | Peter Lombard ⓘ |
| book1Subject | God and the Trinity ⓘ |
| book2Subject | creation and sin ⓘ |
| book3Subject | Incarnation and virtues ⓘ |
| book4Subject | sacraments and last things ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely copied in manuscript form ⓘ |
| commentaryTradition | extensive medieval commentary tradition ⓘ |
| compilationType | systematic compilation of doctrine ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| doctrinalContent |
Christology
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Trinitarian theology ⓘ eschatology ⓘ grace and free will ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | Latin Catholic theology ⓘ |
| focus |
Christology
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Trinity ⓘ doctrine ⓘ ethics ⓘ sacraments ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre | sentences collection ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| impact |
foundation for scholastic theological method
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standard framework for medieval theological debate ⓘ |
| influence |
Bonaventure
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Duns Scotus ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
William of Ockham ⓘ late medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| method |
collection of authoritative texts
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dialectical organization of questions ⓘ use of patristic sources ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple | topical arrangement of theological questions ⓘ |
| primaryDiscipline | theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Bible
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medieval authorities ⓘ patristic writings ⓘ |
| status | standard theological textbook in medieval universities ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Scholasticism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Sentences of Peter Lombard
this entity surface form:
Peter Lombard’s Sentences (as a proto-summa)