Peter Olivi - Writings

Writings

The numerous but for the most part unedited works of Olivi are appropriately divided by Ehrle into three classes:

  1. Speculative Works, of which the chief is his "Quæstiones" (philosophical and theological), printed partly in an extremely rare edition (Venice, 1509), which contains also his defences against the Paris theologians of 1283-85 which were reprinted by Charles du Plessis d'Argentré, Collectio judiciorum, I (Paris, 1724), 226-34; Commentary on the Book of Sentences; "De Sacramentis" etc.
  2. Exegetical Works: Five small treatises on principles of introduction, printed under St. Bonaventure's name by Bonelli, "Suppl. ad. op. S. Bonaventuræ" (Trent, 1772-3), I, 23-49, 282-347, 348-74; II, 1038–52, 1053-1113. In the same work (I, 52-281) is printed Olivi's "Postilla in Cant. Canticorum". (See S. Bonav. opera., VI, Quaracchi, 1893, Prolegomena, vi-ix.) The other postillœ are: Super Genesim, Job, Psalterium, Proverbia, Ecclesiasten, Lamentationes Jeremiæ, Ezechielem, Prophetas minores, on the Four Gospels, Ep. ad Romanos, ad Corinthios, in epistolas Canonicas, in Apocalypsim;
  3. Works on observance of the Rule of Saint Francis.

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