An edition of the only surviving complete text from the school of Archbishop Theodore.

The Laterculus Malalianus, a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury. Its language, style and intellectual frame of reference are thus of great importance for establishing the nature and scope of teaching at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England. This edition, with translation and commentary, is the third volume in this series to offer a reassessment of Canterbury as a major seat of learning, together with Bernhard Bischoff's and Michael Lapidge's edition of the biblical commentaries from the Canterbury school and Michael Lapidge's edited collection of essays on the life and influence of Archbishop Theodore. In the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of this work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.

Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The contents of the Laterculus
3. Date and origin of the Laterculus
4. The nature of the Laterculus
5. Sources of the Laterculus
6. The Latinity of the Laterculus
7. Translational technique of the Laterculus
8. Manuscripts
9. Conclusion
Text and translation
Commentary
Appendix: variant and anomalous biblical texts
Bibliography
Index of biblical sources
General index.