Bede, the Matthean Great Commission, and the Church’s universal mission

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dc.contributor.authorQuigley, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-17T09:13:02Z
dc.date.available2026-09-17T09:13:02Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThe Matthew Great Commission, in which Christ instructed the apostles to evangelise all peoples, has had importance across Christian history, but particularly resounded in the Insular world. Through exploring Bede's engagement with three core themes of Matthew 28. 19–20—the instruction to 'teach all peoples', baptism, and Christ's continued presence—this article argues that the pericope was central to Bede's vision of the Church's universal mission and his wider agenda of ecclesiastical reform. Amid concerns about spiritual complacency within his contemporary society, Bede used the Matthew commission as a framework for the ideal practice and sustainment of the faith.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidQuigley, Emily§0009-0008-5418-7639
dc.identifier.citationQuigley, E 2026, 'Bede, the Matthean Great Commission, and the Church’s universal mission', Parergon, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 81-98. https://doi.org/10.1353/pgn.2026.a999604
dc.identifier.doi10.1353/pgn.2026.a999604
dc.identifier.endpage98
dc.identifier.issn0313-6221
dc.identifier.issued1
dc.identifier.journaltitleParergon
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0009-0008-5418-7639/work/227087201
dc.identifier.startpage81
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19272
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105049305926
dc.rights© 2026, Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. All rights reserved.
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectBede
dc.subjectChristian history
dc.subjectEcclesiastical reform
dc.subject[EnglishDigitalHumanities]
dc.subject[SocietyPoliticsEthics]
dc.titleBede, the Matthean Great Commission, and the Church’s universal missionen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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