“The aim of what is often called ‘Biblical Thomism’ has been threefold: drawing attention to Thomas’s biblical commentaries, recognizing Thomas as a biblical theologian, and finally overcoming the divide between biblical exegesis and speculative theology. This last aim is arguably the most difficult one, in part because of the seemingly different universes in which Thomas and post-Enlightenment biblical scholars operate. While the first two aims are by now being reached, the third and most crucial aim remains still in its infancy. “With his strong affinity for Thomas and his first-class credentials as a biblical scholar, Fr. Giambrone is well suited for this daunting task of bringing into conversation and bridging two different paradigms without papering over their real differences. With great sensitivity to the biblical texts and the history of biblical exegesis (Erasmus, Valla, Cajetan, Benoit, Ratzinger), Giambrone carefully uncovers the hidden potential of Thomas’s biblical exegesis, its often-unnoticed influence on current debates, and the limitations and underlying presuppositions of the medieval and modern exegetical paradigms. Giambrone’s study, rich in historical insights and intriguingly written, offers both Thomists and biblical scholars a richly informed argument to recalibrate age-old differences. This extraordinary book offers a lucid and brilliant example of how Biblical Thomism ought to develop and opens up new threads for discussion.”

“To restore St. Thomas Aquinas to his rightful stature as an integral theologian, deeply rooted in the study of the Word of God and Tradition, it took a Dominican biblical scholar like Fr. Giambrone who, following the example of Thomas Aquinas himself and in the tradition of Fr. Marie-Joseph Lagrange, knows how to combine exegetical expertise with theological depth. This collection of studies devoted to various aspects of ‘Biblical Thomism’ confirms that St. Thomas is a ‘classic’ of Christian thought, still capable today of bringing about the much-needed reconciliation between the ressourcement movement and systematic Scholastic theology.”

“In this excellent and thought-provoking volume, Anthony Giambrone presents a reading of Thomas Aquinas as a biblical theologian that situates the unique approach to Scripture found in Aquinas and some of his later interpreters in conversation with alternatives from Renaissance humanism and early modernity, as well as contemporary critical scholarship and alternative theological hermeneutics that draw on Ratzinger-inspired retrievals of other medieval and patristic voices. In place of any philosophical rationalism that might preemptively condition the scope and influence of Scripture in Aquinas’s project, Giambrone argues that Aquinas’s unique approach to theology is deeply indebted to biblical themes like Paul’s teaching on grace and the Logos structure of John’s Gospel.”