The Epistle to the Romans was a favorite text of medieval commentators, especially in an age concerned with the theology of grace. William of Saint Thierry's Exposition is a thoroughly monastic text. In it the twelfth-century monk is concerned, not with dialectic or scholastic disputation, but with something far more personal: humility of heart and the recovery of the image of God in fallen humankind. Only when a person is open to God's grace can growth occur. William is convinced of this. He hopes to convince us of it. He sings the praises of God's grace. He combs Scripture for insights on the workings of grace. Several times in the course of the commentary, he shifts from narrative to address God directly. In doing so, he adds a personal, intimate touch to a literary genre which was soon to become settled in the impersonal methodology of the Schools.
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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Editor's Comment 11
Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans
Preface 15
BOOK ONE
Chapter One (Romans 1) 19
Chapter Two (Romans 2:1-2:9) 43
BOOK TWO
(Romans 2:11-2:29) 53
Chapter Three (Romans 3) 62
Chapter Four (Romans 4) 75
BOOK THREE
Chapter Five (Romans 5) 91
Chapter Six (Romans 6) 110
BOOK FOUR
Chapter Seven (Romans 7) 129
Chapter Eight (Romans 8:2-8:4) 149
BOOK FIVE
(Romans 8:5-8:39) 157
Chapter Nine (Romans 9:1-9:21) 182
BOOK SIX
(Romans 9:22-9:33) 191
Chapter Ten (Romans 10) 199
Chapter Eleven (Romans 11) 208
BOOK SEVEN
Chapter Twelve (Romans 12) 229
Chapter Thirteen (Romans 13) 237
Chapter Fourteen (Romans 14) 245
Chapter Fifteen (Romans 15:1-16:27) 255
Scriptural Index 273
Patristic Index 286
Topical Index 291
Bibliography 299
Abbreviations 301
