MacCarron, M. (2015) Bede, Irish computistica and Annus Mundi. Early Medieval Europe, 23 (3). 290 - 307. ISSN 0963-9462
Abstract
Bede's decision to diverge from the mainstream chronological tradition, based on the Septuagint, in favour of the Vulgate for chronology has generally been explained by his concerns about contemporary apocalypticism. This essay will argue that Bede's choice of Annus Mundi was also greatly influenced by Irish computistica. These texts incorporate a chronological framework - influenced by Victorius of Aquitaine's Easter Table - that was implicitly and explicitly apocalyptic and provided a date for the Passion that Bede objected to. Bede was greatly indebted to Irish computistica but adopting the Vulgate Annus Mundi allowed him to assert his own views on chronology.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Early Medieval Europe. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2015 11:25 |
Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2017 09:57 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emed.12105 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/emed.12105 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91520 |