SECOND TREATISE
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Vojtěch Šanda Synopsis Second treatise (English translation by Lukáš Novák)
Prof. ThDr. Vojtěch Šanda (1873–1953) was a professor of theology in Prague. He was an expert on the Old Testament and one of the foremost orientalists of his time, possessing extensive knowledge of the history, languages, written sources etc. of the Ancient Near East. As a kind of side project, prompted by the needs of his students, he wrote his Latin Synopsis theologiae dogmaticae specialis (2 vols, Freiburg 1916 and 1922), a more that 800-pages synthetical work in dogmatic theology of excellent quality, which situates him also among the best dogmatic theologians of his time. The work is unique in that it combines deep systematic speculative thought rooted in the mastered suarezian philosophico-theological tradition on the one hand with Šanda’s historico-critical biblical expertise on the other hand. Doctrinal reliability is a matter of course. The purpose of this translation is to make generally available a solid and detailed explanation of the Catholic teaching on th Holy Trinity, hoping that it may help to remove the obstacles that inadequate or insufficient understanding of the trinitary dogma can pose to the faith. The translation process is in progress, limited by my time constraints. Please be warned that English is not my native tongue. I do my best, but I welcome any comments or corrections at lukas.novak[you-know-what]skaut.org Notes on the translation
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Adalbertus Šanda Synopsis Tractatus secundus (Textus latinus)
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