INNOVATION AND TRADITION IN THE WRITINGS OF THE VENERABLE BEDE (WV MEDIEVEAL EUROPEAN STUDIES) [Paperback]

SCOTT DEGREGORIO (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2006 | Series: WV MEDIEVEAL EUROPEAN STUDIES (Book 7)

CONTENTS: "Introduction: The New Bede," Scott DeGregorio ? "Who Did Bede Think He Was?" Roger Ray ? "Bede and the Ordering of Understanding," Alan Thacker ? "Si naturam quaeras: Re-Framing Bede's Science," Faith Wallis ? "The Responsibility of Auctoritas: Method and Meaning in Bede's Commentary on Genesis," Calvin B. Kendall ? "Bede's Neglected Commentary on Samuel," George Hardin Brown ? "Footsteps of His Own: Bede's Commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah," Scott DeGregorio ? "Christ as Incarnate Wisdom in Bede's Commentary on the Song of Songs," Arthur G. Holder ? "Bede's Originality in His Use of the Book of Wisdom in His Homilies on the Gospels," Lawrence T. Martin ? "Bede's History in a Harsher Climate," Walter Goffart ? "Carolingian Perspectives on the Authority of Bede," Joyce Hill Innovation and Tradition in the Writings of the Venerable Bede demonstrates the vitality of current scholarship and testifies to a remarkable unity-in-diversity of critical perspectives on Bede the exegete, "scientist," social reformer, and pedagogue as well as historian. The Bede who emerges from these new essays was a leading light not only of early England but of medieval European culture at large. --Christopher A. Jones, Ohio State University

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Innovation and Tradition in the Writings of the Venerable Bede demonstrates the vitality of current scholarship and testifies to a remarkable unity in diversity of critical perspectives on Bede the exegete, "scientist," social reformer, and pedagogue, as well as historian. The Bede who emerges from these new essays was a leading light not only of early England, but also of medieval European culture at large."
Christopher A. Jones, Ohio State University

"This collection of essays (together with an excellent, up-to-date bibliography running to over thirty pages) is testament to the strength and vitality of Bedan studies."
Deborah McGrady, Speculum

From the Back Cover

Works prior to this book focused on Bede as not only a European, but also as an English scholar, historian, scientist, or a biographer of saints, and have used a traditional approach towards his explanation of the Bible. Bede's interpretation of his work, its continuous progress, and the reasons behind his hurried appointment to an authority almost as high as the Church Fathers are all topics examined within the text. Essays are by Roger Ray, Faith Wallis, Calvin B. Kendall, George Hardin Brown, Scott DeGregorio, Arthur G. Holder, Lawrence T. Martin, Walter Goffart, and Joyce Hill.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press; 1st Edition edition (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933202092
• ISBN-13: 978-1933202099
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
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