Bede and the end of time:
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1. Verfasser: Darby, Peter (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham Ashgate ©2012
Schriftenreihe:Studies in early medieval Britain
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-252) and index
Chronology and the world ages in De temporibus -- The Epistola ad pleguinam and its contemporary setting -- The expanded world ages scheme -- Signs, portents and the end-time sequence -- The day of judgement and the eternal afterlife -- Bede's eschatological perspective and Gregory the Great -- Bede's eschatological perspective in the Crisis of 716 -- Bede's eschatological perspective: the wider context
Bede (c. 673-735) was the leading intellectual figure of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and his writings had a profound influence on the development of English Christian thought. Taking account of his beliefs about the end of time, this book offers sophisticated insights into his life, his works and the role that eschatological thought played in Anglo-Saxon society. The book reveals that Bede's ideas about time changed over the course of his career, and it shows how Bede established himself as the foremost expert in eschatology of his age. It will be of interest to those studying early medieval histo
Beschreibung:261 pages
ISBN:9781409430490
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9781409430483
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