Paternitas naturals and Paternitas divina: Albert the great on Matthew 6,9 and Luke 11,2
In the sections devoted to the very first words of the Pater noster, Albert the Great’s commentaries on Matthew (1257-1264) and on Luke (1264-1268) give extensive theoretical treatments of the concept of paternitas. In his earlier commentary on De divinis nominibus (c. 1249), Albert had already disc...
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Edizioni Studio Domenicano
2019
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Divus Thomas
Year: 2019, Volume: 122, Issue: 2, Pages: 59-78 |
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| Summary: | In the sections devoted to the very first words of the Pater noster, Albert the Great’s commentaries on Matthew (1257-1264) and on Luke (1264-1268) give extensive theoretical treatments of the concept of paternitas. In his earlier commentary on De divinis nominibus (c. 1249), Albert had already discussed the paternitas divina as the exemplary cause of lower levels of paternity, including the spiritual and the natural. Accordingly, in his biblical commentaries, Albert investigates how the archetypical exemplarity of the pater divinus is mirrored by every lower level of paternity. By revealing the features shared by divine and natural paternity, Albert deepens the meaning of the prayer, « which begins with one of the most familiar and sweet names » (Super Mattheum 6,9, p. 178). This paper is aimed at analyzing the development of Albert’s theology of paternitas as enriched in his gospel commentaries through a recourse to natural philosophy. Nell’esegesi del Pater noster nei Vangeli di Matteo (1257-1264) e Luca (1264-1268) Alberto Magno si sofferma lungamente nell’interpretazione del nome pater. Già nel suo commento al De divinis nominibus (c. 1249), Alberto spiegava la paternitas divina come una paternità esemplare, verissime et proprissime solo in Dio, modello per la paternità spirituale e quella naturale. Così nei commenti biblici mostra nel concreto come l’esemplarità archetipica del pater divinus si manifesti nella paternità naturale. Infatti, nell’esegesi di Mt 6,9 e Lc 11,2, attraverso un articolato confronto con i tratti della figura paterna descritti nell’Ethica (1262 ca.), Alberto mostra come la figura del pater naturalis conservi gli indicia della paternità esemplare divina. Rivelando le caratteristiche condivise tra la paternità divina e quella naturale, Alberto approfondisce il significato della preghiera del Pater noster « che incomincia con uno dei nomi più dolci e familiari » (Super Matthaeum 6,9, p. 178). |
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