Bede: Commentary on Revelation - Bede

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Résumé :
This book presents a fully annotated translation of Bede's earliest Biblical commentary, prefaced by a substantial Introduction that places Bede in the context of Revelation exegesis, and shows how, and why, he chose to expound this notoriously controversial book.

Biographie:
Faith Wallis is Associate Professor in the Department of History at McGill University, Montreal.

Sommaire:
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Bede and the Latin Tradition of Exegesis of Revelation 1.1 The Roots of Bede's Major Exegetical Theme 1.2 Victorinus of Pettau 1.3 Apocalyptic Retreats and Revivals in the Fourth Century 1.4 Tyconius 1.5 The Tyconian Tradition from Augustine to the End of the Sixth Century 2. Bede's Immediate Sources and How He Used Them 2.1 'Commaticum interpretandi genus' 2.2 A Mosaic of Quotations 2.3 Reconstructing Bede's Use of Tyconius 2.4 The Occlusion of Primasius 2.5 Did Bede Read Caesarius? 2.6 Bede's Borrowings from Augustine 2.7 Bede Reads Jerome and Gregory 2.8 Was Bede's Exegesis Influenced by Visual Sources? 2.9 Bede and the Text of the Bible 3. Date and Circumstances of Composition 3.1 The Significance of the Date of Composition 3.2 The Commentary on Revelation and the Preface to the Commentary on Acts 3.3 Obstrepentes causae? 3.4 An Apocalyptic Eighth Century? 4. Shape and Style of the Commentary on Revelation 4.1 The Poem of Bede the Priest 4.2 Bede's Preface: The Structure of Revelation and the 'periochae' 4.3 Bede's Preface: The Methodological Framework 4.4. The Unscheduled Future: How Bede Shapes the Meaning of Revelation 4.5 Judgement and Reform 5. Bede's Commentary on Revelation: Transmission and Translation 5.1 Transmission in Manuscript 5.2 The Commentary in Print 5.3 Principles Governing the Present Translation Bede: Commentary on Revelation The Poem of Bede the Priest Preface Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Appendix: The capitula lectionum on Revelation Ascribed to Bede Select Bibliography Index of Sources and Parallels General Index