Bede: Commentary on the Gospel of Luke

by Calvin B. Kendall and Faith Wallis

Commenting on the Bible was the principal way in which early medieval Christians conducted the work of theology; commentaries also open a window for modern readers onto the way in which these people strove to understand humanity, the world and history through complex acts of layered winterpretation and cross-referencing within the sacred text. Bede's commentary on Luke, composed in the first half of the 710s, is a turning point in his career as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1837645043
• ISBN13: 9781837645046
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"