Bede the Venerable (Book order)

Bede the Venerable Book order

Venerable Bede was an English monk and scholar whose work significantly contributed to making early Christian writings accessible to Anglo-Saxons through translation. His most renowned work, the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," earned him the title "The Father of English History." He was a skilled linguist whose engagement with Latin and Greek texts deeply influenced English Christianity. Bede's monastic community provided access to an exceptional library, fostering his extensive scholarship.

Bede the Venerable: Excerpts from the Works of Saint Augustine and the Letters of the Blessed Apostle Paul

Volume 183

347 pages
13 hours of reading

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Best known for his historical and exegetical works Bede is here seen as the silent compiler. Bede makes use of and adds to the excerpts from Augustine's writings compiled by Eugippius, a neopolitan who in the seventh centurycollected meaningful passages from Augustine's commentary on the Letters of Paul for his monks. Bede then arranged these excerpts in the order of Paul's letters as we have them today. Bede's compilation, which was vastly important in the evolution of later theology, is available now for the first time in English.