Catechisms arrange the theological propositions of the Confession into format for doctrinal teaching. [[@Page:156]] [[@Page:157]] Biographical Notes Albright, William F. (1891-1971) William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, and philologist. He was the acknowledged founder of the Biblical Archaeology movement. Andrew of Caesarea (early 6th century) Andrew served as bishop in Caesarea in Cappadocia. He defended the divine inspiration of the book of Revelation, and one of the earliest Greek commentaries on it. Aristotle (384- 322 BC) A student of Plato who developed divergent views from his teacher and became a famous philosopher in his own right, Aristotle is of particular importance to us for having invented logic as a formal discipline. He also wrote on topics as diverse as ethics and (what we would today call) biology and physics. Though Aristotle believed the world to have always existed and did not believe in personal immortality, his approach to reasoning out truth nevertheless had a great influence on Catholic scholars (like ) after the rediscovery of some of his works in the late 11th century. Aquinas, Thomas (1224-1274) The Italian Aquinas has been called the greatest philosopher and theologian of the medieval church, and was surely the greatest of the Catholic . Aquinas is best for his theological magnum opus, Summa Theologica, but his enormous literary output also includes Summa contra Gentiles (a doctrinal and apologetical work intended to help missionaries), along with commentaries on Scripture and on . Though a Catholic theologian, Aquinas has influenced Protestant thinkers as well, in part because he himself was influenced by , the earlier theologian prized by both Catholics and Protestants.
Catechisms arrange the theological propositions of the Confession into format for doctrinal teaching. [[@Page:156]] [[@Page:157]] Biographical Notes Albright, William F. (1891-1971) William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, and philologist. He was the acknowledged founder of the Biblical Archaeology movement. Andrew of Caesarea (early 6th century) Andrew served as bishop in Caesarea in Cappadocia. He defended the divine inspiration of the book of Revelation, and one of the earliest Greek commentaries on it. Aristotle (384- 322 BC) A student of Plato who developed divergent views from his teacher and became a famous philosopher in his own right, Aristotle is of particular importance to us for having invented logic as a formal discipline. He also wrote on topics as diverse as ethics and (what we would today call) biology and physics. Though Aristotle believed the world to have always existed and did not believe in personal immortality, his approach to reasoning out truth nevertheless had a great influence on Catholic scholars (like ) after the rediscovery of some of his works in the late 11th century. Aquinas, Thomas (1224-1274) The Italian Aquinas has been called the greatest philosopher and theologian of the medieval church, and was surely the greatest of the Catholic . Aquinas is best for his theological magnum opus, Summa Theologica, but his enormous literary output also includes Summa contra Gentiles (a doctrinal and apologetical work intended to help missionaries), along with commentaries on Scripture and on . Though a Catholic theologian, Aquinas has influenced Protestant thinkers as well, in part because he himself was influenced by , the earlier theologian prized by both Catholics and Protestants.
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