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Bede's commentary on the Book of Acts is one of his earliest
exegetical works (usually dated between 709 and 710) and one of his
most popular and influential. None of the Latin Fathers of the
Church had written a commentary on this book, and those which
existed in Greek were unlikely to have been known in the West. Bede
became the authority on Acts for countless subsequent students of
Scripture. The breadth of Bede's mind, the diversity of his
interests, and the thoroughness of his research are all mirrored in
this work. Allegory is freely interspersed with practical
commentary, textual analysis with mystical interpretation. Far from
being a quaint relic of outdated exegesis, the commentary can be of
practical use to modern Christians who read it in the spirit in
which it was written: meditation on the workings of God.
In about 679, Bede, a boy of seven, was presented by his family as
an oblate to the monastery of Wearmouth, Northumbria. He spent the
rest of his life as a monk, first at Wearmouth, and later at
Jarrow, five miles away. Using the monastic library he became 'the
most learned man in Western Europe', and one of the most
influential on future generations. He read, and wrote, in a wide
variety of fields--natural science, mathematics, and astronomy,
grammar, rhetoric, geography, history, hagiography, theology, and
above all interpretation of Holy Scripture. Bede combined his great
learning with sanctity and a personal charm which still shines
through his writings. His command of the Fathers of the Church and
profane knowledge belie the name commonly given his age; despite
invasions, privations, and limitations, Bede demonstrates that one
corner of the European north was far from dark.
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