On Genesis
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On Genesis
（Translated texts for historians, v. 48）
Liverpool University Press, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-345) and index
Translated from the Latin
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first English translation of the Venerable Bede's commentary on the book of Genesis. Dealing as it does with the biblical account of the creation of the world and of mankind, and of mankind's fall from grace and exile into the life of time, On Genesis offers essential insights into Bede's fundamental assumptions as a theologian, historian, and scientific cosmologist. Bede's role in laying the foundations of the modern world cannot be overemphasised. From his quantitative approach to questions of science to his introduction of the Anno Domini system of dating and his text-critical methods of biblical analysis, he anticipated and influenced modern ways of thinking. Bede regarded the opening chapters of Genesis as the foundation narrative of the world. From it Bede derived the theoretical basis for his scientific treatises and his notion of the English as a chosen people of God, which informs the Ecclesiastical History. This translation and introduction attempts to make Bede's commentary accessible to anyone with an interest in his work.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Bede's audience
Bede's methodology: literal interpretation of the Bible and Noah's flood
Bede's methodology: allegorical exegesis
The thematic structure of On Genesis
Jews and Saracens
Bede's cosmology: the six days of creation
Bede's religious though
The two version of On Genesis
Rethinking the date(s) of On Genesis
Jones's edition of On Genesis and the present translation
Catalogue of manuscripts and editions of On Genesis
On Genesis
Preface
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Appendix 1: Plummer's argument for the year 720 defended
Appendix 2: Textual corrections and emendations
Bibliography
Index of sources and parallels
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