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Day 1974
Day, V., 'The Influence of the Catechetical Narratio on Old English and Some Other Medieval Literature', Anglo-Saxon England 3 (1974), 51-61
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1998-04-08
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Anon (OE)
Vercelli homily 19
Scragg 1992
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Anon (OE)
Vercelli homily 19
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Biblia Sacra
Scragg 1992
12-13
ærest on frymþe he geworhte … þe on him syndon
Genesis
Weber 1975
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Comment:
This passage (lines 12-48) has many parallels and is perhaps derived from a lost vernacular source; Day argues the model is the catechitical narratio used in books of instructions for priests.
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Day 1974
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Scragg 1992a, 311
Contributor:
M. Atherton
Created:
1996-08-07
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Contributor:
M. Atherton
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Anon (OE): Vercelli homily 19
Edition:
Scragg 1992
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C.B.3.2.34
Created:
1996-08-07
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