The Footsteps of Israel
Subtitle: Understanding Jews in Anglo-Saxon England
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: August 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780472114085
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; Jewish studies; Old English, ca. 450-1100; History and criticism; Europe - Great Britain - General; History; History - General History; Medieval; History: World; British Isles; Jewish - General; Religion / General; English literature; Antisemitism in literature; Controversial literature; Judaism
First sentence: In the large corpus of Bede's writings, the result of his "toil stupendous" and "unrelaxing use / Of a long life," we find a tremendous variety in his apprehension of Jews and Judaism.