1874 1874 Explication des Épitres de Saint Paul

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An Important Work, Decorative Binding, Early Edition, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The scarce third edition of Bernadin de Picquigny's Explanations of Saint Paul's Letters, published in 1874.

Originally a library set from Stanbrook abbey.

In the publisher's original decorative calf. Approbations are written by theologians at the beginning of volume 1, as well as a praiseful letter from Cardinal Palucci. Contains an alphabetical table of contents at the end of volume 4.

Picquigny, a French Capuchin theologian from the early modern period, interprets, analyses and explains Saint Paul's thirteen letters addressed to early Christian communities in the first century CE. These letters remain essential to Christian liturgy and Picquigny's interpretation remains a crucial theological work to this day.

Volume 1 focuses on Paul's epistle to the Romans, the longest of Paul's letters and at the head of the New Testament Canon. Volume 2 focuses on Paul's first and second letter to the Corinthians, while volume 3 focuses on Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. Volume 4 delves into Paul's letters to Timothy, Titus, Philemon, as well as including Saint Paul's fourteenth letter to the Hebrews. Today, this letter is often not counted, due to a historical consensus that it was written anonymously.