IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1220: Israel in the Rain: Anglo-Saxon Appropriations of the Old Testament
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University |
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Organiser: | A. Keith Kelly, Saint Louis University, Missouri |
Moderator/Chair: | Judy Krane-Calvert, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo |
Paper 1220-a | The 'Comitatus' of God: The Germanization of Genesis and Exodus in Old English Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Old English, Pagan Religions |
Paper 1220-b | The Enemies of God: Anglo-Saxon Approaches to the Assyrians in Daniel and Judith (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Old English, Pagan Religions, Religious Life |
Paper 1220-c | 'Stranghynde': Conceptions of the Biblical David and Alfred the Great's Propaganda Machine (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Old English, Pagan Religions |
Abstract | The Old Testament appears to have held great fascination for the Anglo-Saxons, in part because the stories and figures of the ancient Bible could be readily clothed in garb suitable to the Germanic ethos. Using a combination of cultural, linguistic and exegetical approaches the papers in this session will explore this Germanic appropriation of the Old Testament. Specific attention will be given to the stories of Genesis, Exodus, Daniel and Judith, as well as conceptions of the Biblical David. The papers will investigate the relationships between the Old Testament, and Christianity in general, and the Anglo-Saxon culture, and how each was, or was not, suited to the other. |