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On Genesis (Hexaemeron)

St. Bede the Venerable

This book is in Latin.

Bede's commentary on Genesis from the creation to the birth of Isaac and the expulsion of Ishmael, in four books dedicated to Bishop Acca of Hexham: the first of his biblical commentaries, patristic in method (Augustine, Basil, Ambrose, Jerome) and allegorical in aim. Latin text of Migne (PL 91-93); no public-domain English translation is known.

Contents

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