Sentences

The opening of the Sentences in a 14th-century manuscript (Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 170, fol. 1r)
AuthorPeter Lombard
Original titleSententiae in quatuor IV libris distinctae
LanguageLatin
SubjectChristian theology
Genre
Publication date
c. 1158
Publication placeFrance

The Sentences (Latin: Sententiae in quatuor IV libris distinctae; Sententiarum. English: Sentences Divided into Four Books; Sentences) is a compendium of Christian theology written by Peter Lombard around 1150. It was the most important religious textbook of the Middle Ages.


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