History, Hagiography and Biblical Exegesis - 9781032092362

Name: History, Hagiography and Biblical Exegesis - 9781032092362
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

History, Hagiography and Biblical ExegesisEssays on Bede, Adomnn and Thomas Becket\nAuthor(s): Jennifer O'Reilly, Mirn MacCarron, Diarmuid Scully\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032092362, 978-1032092362\nSynopsis\nWhen she died in 2016, Dr Jennifer OReilly left behind a body of published and unpublished work in three areas of medieval studies: the iconography of the Gospel Books produced in early medieval Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England; the writings of Bede and his older Irish contemporary, Adomnn of Iona; and the early lives of Thomas Becket. In these three areas she explored the connections between historical texts, artistic images and biblical exegesis. \n\nThis volume is a collection of 16 essays, old and new, relating history and exegesis in the writings of Bede and Adomnn, and in the lives of Thomas Becket. The first part consists of seven studies of Bedes writings, notably his biblical commentaries and.