Glimpses #191: The Venerable Bede
Format: 4-page bulletin insert
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Product Description: Over a thousand years ago, an old man struggled to finish his final work. Although his record of church history would be studied for generations to come, it was his translation of Scripture that consumed his final hours. Here is the story of Bede, church historian and devoted follower of Christ.
One Final Task
The young scribe had been at work for hours, but his writing hand did not falter.
"There is only one sentence still unfinished, Master," he said.
"Then write quickly," replied the old man as he continued his laborious dictation. At last, having transcribed the final words of John's gospel, the scribe Wilbert exclaimed, "It is finished, Master." And so, 700 years after Jesus said, "I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me," his words were translated into Anglo-Saxon, the forerunner of our English language.
