According to [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] the senses of scriptural meaning are four: the [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)#The literal sense of scripture|literal]] and the [[spiritual]], the spiritual sense of scripture divided into the [[Allegory|allegorical]], the [[moral]], and the anagogical. | According to [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] the senses of scriptural meaning are four: the [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)#The literal sense of scripture|literal]] and the [[spiritual]], the spiritual sense of scripture divided into the [[Allegory|allegorical]], the [[moral]], and the anagogical. |