Sentences

Sentences
The opening of the Sentences in a 14th-century manuscript (Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 170, fol. 1r)
AuthorPeter Lombard
Original titleSententiae in quatuor libris distinctae
LanguageLatin
SubjectChristian theology
Genre
Publication datec. 1158
Publication placeFrance

The Sentences (Latin: Sententiae in quatuor libris distinctae; English: Sentences Divided into Four Books) is a compendium of Christian theology written by Peter Lombard around 1150. It was the most important religious textbook of the Middle Ages.