B ede, I rish computistica and A nnus M undi
Máirín Mac Carron
B ede's decision to diverge from the mainstream chronological tradition, based on Septuagint, in favour of V ulgate for chronology has generally been explained by his concerns about contemporary apocalypticism. This essay will argue that choice A nnus M undi was also greatly influenced I rish computistica . These texts incorporate a framework – Victorius Aquitaine's Easter Table implicitly and explicitly apocalyptic provided date Passion ede objected to. indebted but adopting allowed him assert own views chronology.
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