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

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. Frontmatter ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (page IX) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (page XI) INTRODUCTION: THE NEW BEDE (page 1) WHO DID BEDE THINK HE WAS? (Roger Ray, page 11) BEDE AND THE ORDERING OF UNDERSTANDING (Alan Thacker, page 37) SI NATURAM QUAERAS: REFRAMING BEDE'S "SCIENCE" (Faith Wallis, page 65) THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AUCTORITAS: METHOD AND MEANING IN BEDE'S COMMENTARY ON GENESIS (Calvin B. Kendall, page 101) BEDE'S NEGLECTED COMMENTARY ON SAMUEL (George Hardin Brown, page 121) FOOTSTEPS OF HIS OWN: BEDE'S COMMENTARY ON EZRA_NEHEMIAH (Scott DeGregorio, page 143) CHRIST AS INCARNATE WISDOM IN BEDE'S COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS (ARthur G. Holder, page 169) BEDE'S ORIGINALITY IN HIS USE OF THE BOOK OF WISDOM IN HIS HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS (Lawrence T. Martin, page 189) BEDE'S HISTORY IN A HARSHER CLIMATE (Walter Goffart, page 203) CAROLINGIAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE AUTHORITY OF BEDE (Joyce Hill, page 227) BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 251) CONTRIBUTORS (page 281) 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 : Reframing 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. Edited By Scott Degregorio. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 251-280) And Index.