COMPLETE [SOLO/BIBLE] The Explanation of the Apocalypse by The Venerable Bede (673 - 735)-mas

[InTheDesert]

The Explanation of the Apocalypse by The Venerable Bede (673 - 735). Translated by Edward Marshall (1815 - 1899)

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The Explanation of the Apocalypse by Ven. Beda is the earliest of the many works of our own writers on that Book, and, as such, may well deserve to appear in a form accessible to English readers.

The chief characteristics of Beda's method of exposition may be thus stated. The several visions are considered not to be successive, but contemporaneous, with occasional recapitulations and to represent the condition of the Church in all ages, under different aspects. The thousand years, in the twentieth chapter, are interpreted of the present period of the Church's existence, in accordance with the opinion of St Augustine, in the second part of his De Civitate Dei. The 'attention is closely directed to the text, and to corresponding passages of Holy Scripture, that the meaning of the symbolic language may be elicited. The previous exposition of Tichonius is mainly, but not exclusively followed. Beda appears, for example, to have adopted several opinions from St. Gregory the Great, and Frimasius, as well as St. Augustine.

The date of the "Explanation" is circa. A.D. 710 — 716. It is described by Beda as an "Exposition" but it is called an "Explanation" in the printed editions of his works. (Preface)

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[InTheDesert]

With the truncation of the works of Tertullian and having recorded (though not yet edited) my final section for it, I thought it is time to launch a project which would get some pre-recorded files off my drive.

The dates for the translator comes from here: https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/1184

Why would you want to DPL this?

• It's early British writing.
• It's a commentary on Revelation.
• He's brief and insightful.

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

ITD, I can MC this for you. I'll get your MW set up.
MaryAnn

[InTheDesert]

ITD, I can MC this for you. I'll get your MW set up.
MaryAnn

Thanks so much MaryAnn!

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

InTheDesert,
I can DPL this for you. Sections 0-2 are PL OK.
MaryAnn

[InTheDesert]

Thanks MaryAnn.

Almost all uploaded.

He's sometimes insightful but tends to be piecemeal rather than thinking about the larger plot of Revelation and he's inherited this bad habit from Augustine of making every symbol which he doesn't know what to do with stand for the church...

[InTheDesert]

All done.

Bede himself apologises for his speculative comments in chapter 21 about the stones.

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be working on them this week, and maybe into next week. We'll have company starting tomorrow afternoon, so not sure how much listening time I'll have for the rest of this week ...

MaryAnn

[InTheDesert]

Many

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be working on them this week, and maybe into next week. We'll have company starting tomorrow afternoon, so not sure how much listening time I'll have for the rest of this week ...

MaryAnn

Many thanks! No rush at all (unless you still think you're in the running for the total number of projects this year and need to get the numbers up!)

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

ITD
Would you please check 21 at about 28.17? It's the list of stones, and I think you said one of them twice, with different pronunciations.
Thanks.
MaryAnn

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

And on 17, there's a repeat to be cut at 5.42.
MaryAnn

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

And on 19 at 8.42 there is a repeat ...

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

On 20, repeat at 4.28 and 6.47.
MaryAnn

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

And once you take care of those clips, the rest of the sections are PL OK and we are ready for the catalog.
MaryAnn

[InTheDesert]

Thanks heaps, sorry that there were so many repeats. Not sure what happened. I should have the eidts done in about 12 hours so we should still make it for December!