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IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 101: Bede and the Future, I: Eschatology

Monday 11 July 2011, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Medieval Research Centre, University of Leicester
Organiser:Peter Darby, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester
Moderator/Chair:Joanna Story, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester
Paper 101-aBede's Poetic Vision of the Future: On the Date and Authorship of the Latin Poem De die iudicii
(Language: English)
Peter Darby, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Latin
Paper 101-bBede's De temporum ratione in Europe: Apocalyptic and Technical Contexts
(Language: English)
James Palmer, School of History, University of Nottingham
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin
Paper 101-cThe Unscheduled Future: Bede's Commentary on the Apocalypse Between Prophecy and Allegory
(Language: English)
Faith Wallis, Department of History, McGill University
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Latin, Theology
Abstract

These papers examine texts in which Bede outlines his vision of the eschatological future. Paper -a (Darby) brings forth new evidence regarding the date and authorship of the Latin poem De die iudicii, a source that offers a graphic depiction of the last days. Paper -b (Palmer) considers the chronological re-structuring proposed in De temporum ratione, assessing the reception of this text within the context of continental attempts to 'rationalise' concerns about the approach of the year 6000 (800/801 AD). Paper -c (Wallis) sets Bede's commentary on Revelation within its historical and exegetical contexts, and it examines passages that illustrate contrasting aspects of Bede's eschatological thought.