In order to grasp the notion of the kenosis (exinanitio) of Christ according to Thomas Aquinas, we propose a study comprised of four parts. The first part looks into the exegesis of Philippians 2:6-8 in Aquinas's commentary on St. Paul. The second provides some further details, drawn from other works of Aquinas, regarding the exinanitio of the Son. The goal of these two first parts is specifying the way in which Aquinas understands kenosis in the context of Philippians 2. They are indispensable for understanding the question of kenosis as it is presented in Aquinas without beginning by projecting upon his work problematics that are foreign to him. A third part offers a brief survey of Trinitarian "processions, " "missions, " and creation, in order to clarify the Thomistic meaning of the exinanitio. Lastly, in the fourth part, we present two Trinitarian foundations of the kenosis of the Son that Aquinas develops in reference to Philippians 2. 1 1 In the references to Aquinas's works, the numbers (no., nos.) refer to the numbering of the Marietti edition: Super epistolas S. Pauli lectura, ed. Raffaele Cai, 8th rev. ed., 2 vols. (Turin and Rome: Marietti, 1953); Super evangelium S. Ioannis lectura, ed. Raffaele Cai, 5th rev. edition (Turin and Rome: Marietti, 1952); In librum beati Dionysii de divinis nominibus [In de div. nom.], ed. Ceslas Pera (Turin and Rome: Marietti, 1950); Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium seu Summa contra gentiles [SCG], vols. II and III, ed.
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