Bede the Venerable
Northumbrian monk, biblical commentator, historian, and teacher whose scholarship helped transmit Scripture and Christian learning in early medieval England.
Key points
- His biblical commentaries and homilies were central to his vocation, not secondary to his historical writing.
- The Ecclesiastical History combines documentary research, providential interpretation, and the limits of its period.
Sources and further reading
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