Old English literature and the Old Testament
by Fox, Michael, Sharma, Manish
fromToronto Anglo-Saxon series
"It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the Bible in the medieval world. For the Anglo-Saxons, literary culture emerged from sustained and intensive biblical study. Further, at least to judge from the Old English texts which survive, the Old Testament in particu…
Old English literature and the Old Testament
by Fox, Michael, Sharma, Manish
fromToronto Anglo-Saxon series
"It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the Bible in the medieval world. For the Anglo-Saxons, literary culture emerged from sustained and intensive biblical study. Further, at least to judge from the Old English texts which survive, the Old Testament was the pr…
