{"product_id":"9780888442116","title":"On the Incarnation of Christ: Institutiones in sacram paginam 7.1-67","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimon of Tournai was a theological master who flourished in the Paris of the 1160s and enjoyed considerable renown. According to the chronicles of Matthew Paris, Simon was an outstanding teacher gifted with a remarkable memory; after teaching the liberal arts for ten years, he lectured in theology and quickly amassed a large audience. Scribes in three thirteenth-century manuscripts declare him \"a celebrated doctor of Paris\" and his work \"very famous.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed between 1160 and 1165, Simon's \u003ci\u003eInstitutiones in sacram paginam\u003c\/i\u003e is among the earliest treatments of the Incarnation after the \u003ci\u003eSentences\u003c\/i\u003e of Peter Lombard (ca. 1157\/8). In it, Simon provided precise and lucid treatments of fundamental topics regarding the person of the incarnate Christ. Indeed, the \u003ci\u003eInstitutiones\u003c\/i\u003e has proved an important witness to the development of Christology in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries and had a strong and lasting influence on the theology of the Middle Ages. Simon's theological insights found their way into the writings of William of Auxerre, Peter of Poitiers, Alan of Lille, Radulphus Ardens, Peter of Capua, and Albert the Great among others. Modern masters have corroborated this legacy: in his study of scholastic method, Martin Grabmann believed Simon showed great individuality of thought, and Jacques Le Goff considered him one of the pioneers in the development of the concept of purgatory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first critical edition with translation of the questions on the incarnate Christ from the \u003ci\u003eInstitutiones\u003c\/i\u003e aims to make Simon's Christology accessible to a range of readers. The introduction surveys the life and writings of Simon, details the theological debates of the twelfth century and Simon's place in them, and analyzes the sources and reach of his rich treatment of the union of human and divine natures in the person of Christ. The extensive and detailed notes to the text bring to bear a wealth of additional Latin materials, much of it still unedited, with a view to situating Simon's theories within their historical and doctrinal contexts. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in early scholastic theology, and in particular in the deepening Christological controversies that came to animate the period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009338228976,"sku":"9780888442116","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780888442116_p0.jpg?v=1763851681","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780888442116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}