Editing Sentences (section)

==Contents==
Lombard arranged his material from the [[Bible]] and the Church Fathers in four books, then subdivided this material further into chapters. Probably between 1223 and 1227, [[Alexander of Hales]] grouped the many chapters of the four books into a smaller number of "distinctions".<ref>Brady, Ignatius. “THE DISTINCTIONS OF LOMBARD’S BOOK OF SENTENCES AND ALEXANDER OF HALES.” ''Franciscan Studies'', vol. 25, 1965. 95.</ref> In this form, the book was widely adopted as a theological textbook in the high and late Middle Ages (the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries). A commentary on the ''Sentences'' was required of every master of theology, and was part of the examination system. At the end of lectures on Lombard's work, a student could apply for bachelor status within the theology faculty.