The past two decades have witnessed a remarkable emergence of interest in Thomas Aquinas's biblical interpretation, an area of his thought and work that was central to his professional life as "master of the sacred page," but one largely overlooked in the centuries since his death. Aquinas's exegesis is significant not only in its quantity—his commentaries on Scripture comprise a substantial part of his massive literary corpus—but also in its quality, which stands as a high-water mark within the tradition.

In Common Doctor, Uncommon Exegesis, Anthony Giambrone, O.P., proposes Aquinas's engagement with Scripture as a classic of Western theological writing, exemplifying maturity of culture and thought and holding lasting promise for informing theology and biblical exegesis both now and in the future. While maintaining a mooring in Aquinas's exegesis and historical context, Giambrone also seeks to establish the contours of a larger Thomistic "school" of biblical interpretation, extending within the Dominican order from Aquinas to Cajetan to Marie-Joseph Lagrange and beyond. Displaying impressive erudition and a specialist's knowledge of both the biblical text and its reception history, Giambrone opens up new and insightful perspectives not only on Aquinas's biblical interpretation and its witness to the Church's living tradition but also on the Scriptures themselves, over which Aquinas labored so extensively and profitably.