How, When, and why Did Bede Write His Ecclesiastical History?
How, When, and Why Did Bede Write His Ecclesiastical History? by Richard Shaw is a scholarly work published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group in 2022. This edition spans 302 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the creation of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, which serves as a primary source for understanding early Christian Anglo-Saxon England, focusing on the processes behind its writing and the timing of its composition.
Readers will find a systematic exploration of the questions surrounding the ‘how’ and ‘when’ of Bede’s work, complementing existing scholarship that has largely concentrated on the ‘why’. This study engages with topics such as historiography and Christian theology, providing insights into the historical context and significance of Bede’s contributions to ecclesiology and Christianity.
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Bede’s Ecclesiastical History is our main source for early Christian Anglo-Saxon England, but how was it written? When? And why? Scholars have spent much of the last half century investigating the latter question – the ‘why’. This new study is the first to systematically consider the ‘how’ and the ‘when’.
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