Bede: On Ezra and Nehemiah

by Bede

The Venerable Bede's In Ezram et Neemiam* is the first and only complete commentary written on these biblical books in either the patristic or later medieval era. As the Introduction argues, this work of Bede's is an excellent example of the allegorical method of biblical interpretation which Bede inherited from the Fathers of the Church and for which he himself is justly famed. At the same time, Bede's decision to take up these particular biblical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846310016
• ISBN13: 9781846310010
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.3"