The One Mediator. Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas, and: The Names and Titles of Jesus by Leopold Sabourin, S. J. (review)

BOOK REVIEWS 447 Mr. Brown's accomplishment should serve as a paradigm for those who would assay a biography worth writing. To read this book is a delightful and transforming experience. Dominican House of Studies Washington, D. C. WILLIAM B. RYAN, 0. P. The One Mediator. Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas, vol. 50 {Sa. 16-20). Translated with introduction, notes, appendices and glossary by Colman O'Neill, 0. P. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Pp. 296. $7.50. The Names and Titles of Jesus. By Leopold Sabourin, S. J. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. Pp. 352. $7.95. In his theological reflection on the Incarnation in the Summa St. Thomas, after considering the fact of the Incarnation and the qualities of Christ's humanity, treats of the consequences of this union. This section is particularly concerned with Christ's unity and with His relation to the Father and to us. St. Thomas's technical language is not easy to translate into readable English, but Fr. O'Neill's smooth translation helps us to grasp the thought of the Angelic Doctor. It reflects the precision of the Latin text, but it is more concerned with an accurate expression of St. Thomas's thought than with a rigid adherence to the sentence structure and terminology . The notes, while not too extensive, are useful. Of greater value are the six appendices: statements about Christ; unity of existence in Christ; the problem of Christ's autonomy; the merit of Christ; the priesthood of Christ; adoptive sonship. The work also includes a glossary and index. The work of Father Sabourin, a Canadian Jesuit now teaching at the Biblicum in Rome, appeared in French in 1963. It is not as scholarly or original as his significant Redemption sacrificielle, for the present work is not intended for the scriptural specialist but for the " cultivated public anxious to deepen its faith and eager to learn about the Christology of the New Testament." Since, to the semitic mind, the name is expressive of the inner reality, Fr. Sabourin explains about fifty names or titles of Jesus in order to introduce the reader to the main lines of New Testament thought about Christ. Each short chapter hints at the erudition of the author, but his clear exposition of the topic is remarkably non-technical. The notes for each chapter give some suggestions for those who wish to examine the question in greater depth. An index of biblical texts adds to the usefulness of the work. Dominican House of Studies Washington, D. C. RoBERT J. HENNESSEY, 0. P. ...