The Crucified as Master according to St. Thomas Aquinas

Abstract:

St. Thomas brings together in the crucifixion the double mission of Jesus Christ as savior and teacher. His spirituality is marked by an intense devotion to the Crucified One manifested in his synthetic and catechetical works, but above all in his biblical commentaries. The Crucified is a teacher because the crucifixion reveals the divine power and the fully human life of Christ recognizable in his virtues. Thus, the Crucified One is presented as doctrine and as doctor: he is the best book in which to contemplate the mystery of God and is the teacher who teaches from the chair of the cross.

Key words:

revelation; exegesis; spirituality; suffering.