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Producing Christian Culture: Gospel Text and Commentary in Medieval Perspective
The conference will explore the modes in which commentators on the texts of scripture project visions of Christian culture (or counter-culture) in the diverse contexts of early and medieval history. Bede's work of commentary and that of other insular figures will provide a key point of Reference from which to look forward to the later middle ages.
In their material form and intellectual content, biblical manuscripts and commentaries reflect the cultural context within which they originate. Yet their intention is not so much to reflect as to shape a Christian culture. The aim is to identify the modes by which producers of these texts reach back to the scriptural past in order to project the ideal future of an authentically Christian culture (or counter-culture). Registration Fee (GBP 205.00) Attendance to the full conference including refreshments. Charges apply for this event. Places must be pre-booked by visiting the website https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/
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