Bede, The Reckoning of Time
Bede, The Reckoning of Time

Author: Beda (Venerabilis.)

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 585

ISBN-13: 0853236933

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From the patristic age until the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, computus -- the science of time reckoning and art of calendar construction -- was a matter of intense concern. Bede's The Reckoning of Time (De temporum ratione) was the first comprehensive treatise on this subject and the model and reference for all subsequent teaching discussion and criticism of the Christian calendar. It is a systematic exposition of the Julian solar calendar and the Paschal table of Dionysius Exiguus, with their related formulae for calculating dates. But it is more than a technical handbook. Bede sets calendar lore within a broad scientific framework and a coherent Christian concept of time, and incorporates themes as diverse as the theory of tides and the doctrine of the millennium. This translation of the full text of The Reckoning of Time includes an extensive historical introduction and a chapter-by-chapter commentary. It will interest historians of medieval science, theology, and education, Bede scholars and Anglo-Saxonists, liturgists, and Church historians. It will also serve as an accessible introduction to computus itself. Generations of medieval computists nourished their expertise in Bede's orderly presentation; modern scholars in quest of safe passage through this complex terrain can hope for no better guide.

Innovation and Tradition in the Writings of the Venerable Bede
Innovation and Tradition in the Writings of the Venerable Bede

Author: Scott DeGregorio

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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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.

On the Song of Songs and Selected Writings
On the Song of Songs and Selected Writings

Author: Saint Bede (the Venerable)

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0809147009

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In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, and Islamic traditions have been critically selected, translated, and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. Book jacket.

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

Author: The Venerable Saint Bede

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England" by The Venerable Saint Bede. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Homilies on the Gospels: Lent to the Dedication of the Church
Homilies on the Gospels: Lent to the Dedication of the Church

Author: Saint Bede (the Venerable)

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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From the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, Bede's authority as a scriptural exegete was second only to that of the Doctors of the Latin Church. His influence was enormous. Yet modern readers associate this remarkable scholar-monk only with his History of the English Church and Nation and ignore the works he saw as his chief accomplishment. - Back cover of book 1.

Bede and Time
Bede and Time

Author: Máirín MacCarron

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-19

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1317175743

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Awarded the Irish Historical Research Prize 2021. The Venerable Bede (c. 673–735) was the leading intellectual figure of the early Anglo-Saxon Church, and his extensive corpus of writings encompassed themes of exegesis, computus (dating of Easter and construction of calendars), history and hagiography. Rather than look at these works in isolation, Máirín MacCarron argues that Bede’s work in different genres needs to be read together to be properly understood. This book provides the first integrated analysis of Bede’s thought on time, and demonstrates that such a comprehensive examination allows a greater understanding of Bede’s writings on time, and illuminates the place of time and chronology in his other works. Bede was an outstanding intellect whose creativity and ingenuity were apparent in various genres of writing. This book argues that in innovatively combining computus, theology and history, Bede transformed his contemporaries’ understanding of time and chronology.