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Question 1. The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine

This document provides an overview of Question 1 from the Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas. The question addresses 10 sub-questions regarding the nature and extent of sacred doctrine: 1) Is sacred doctrine necessary? 2) Is it a science? 3) Is it one doctrine or many? 4) Is it speculative or practical? 5) How is it compared to other sciences? 6) Is it the same as wisdom? 7) Is God its subject matter? 8) Is it a matter of argument? 9) Does it rightly employ metaphors and similes? 10) May sacred scripture of this doctrine be expounded in different senses? The document then presents the first sub-question which asks whether, besides

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Question 1. The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine

This document provides an overview of Question 1 from the Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas. The question addresses 10 sub-questions regarding the nature and extent of sacred doctrine: 1) Is sacred doctrine necessary? 2) Is it a science? 3) Is it one doctrine or many? 4) Is it speculative or practical? 5) How is it compared to other sciences? 6) Is it the same as wisdom? 7) Is God its subject matter? 8) Is it a matter of argument? 9) Does it rightly employ metaphors and similes? 10) May sacred scripture of this doctrine be expounded in different senses? The document then presents the first sub-question which asks whether, besides

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Question 1. The nature and extent of sacred doctrine

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1. Is it necessary?
2. Is it a science?
3. Is it one or many?
4. Is it speculative or practical?
5. How it is compared with other sciences?
6. Is it the same as wisdom?
7. Is God its subject-matter?
8. Is it a matter of argument?
9. Does it rightly employ metaphors and similes?
10. May the Sacred Scripture of this doctrine be
expounded in different senses?

Article 1. Whether, besides philosophy, any further doctrine is

required?

Objection 1. It seems that, besides philosophical science, we have no need of any


further knowledge. For man should not seek to know what is above reason: "Seek not
the things that are too high for thee" (Sirach 3:22). But whatever is not above reason is
fully treated of in philosophical science. Therefore any
other knowledge besides philosophical science is superfluous.

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