Sentences

The opening of the Sentences in a 14th-century manuscript (Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 170, fol. 1r)
Author	Peter Lombard
Original title	Sententiae in quatuor IV libris distinctae
Language	Latin
Subject	Christian theology
Genre	Reference work gloss
Publication date	c. 1158
Publication place	France

The Sentences (Latin: Sententiae in quatuor IV libris distinctae; Sententiarum. English: Sentences Divided into Four Books; Sentences) is a compendium of Christian theology written by Peter Lombard around 1150. It was the most important religious textbook of the Middle Ages.