Lectura Oxoniensis

The Lectura Oxoniensis was an early work by the influential Franciscan philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus. Written during his time at the University of Oxford, it served as his commentary on Peter Lombard's Sentences. In this work, Duns Scotus explored a wide range of theological questions, emphasizing that theology is a practical science aimed at union with the divine through love. He argued that while philosophy can prove the existence of an infinite being, it cannot fully grasp divine mysteries without Christian revelation. The Lectura Oxoniensis laid the groundwork for his later, more comprehensive works, such as the Ordinatio.1234