The cleansing of the temple in early medieval Northumbria
Conor O’Brien
Abstract While the attitudes of Stephen Ripon and Bede toward church-buildings have previously been contrasted, this paper argues that both shared a vision church as holy place, analogous to Jewish temple be kept pure from mundane world. Their similarity approach suggests concept church-building was widespread amongst Northumbrian monastic elite may partially reflect laity also. The idea place eucharistic sacrifice probably lay at heart theology sacred place. Irish ideas about holiness, traditional liturgical language native fascination with building in stone combined an interest ritual purity give power use temple-image which went on influence later Carolingian churches.
Anglo-Saxon England|Apollo (University of Cambridge)