HIS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Corpus Juris Civilis, Cassiodorus, Role Of Christianity In Civilization
22 Apr 2016
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The christianization of classical culture in the west (247) The philosophy of pagans was very appealing to christians still and even saints had to fight to leave it alone. Cassiodorus and the benedictine tradition of learning (248) Came from cassiodorus who wrote a history of the goths for his overlord barbarian. He worked with religion later and wrote his most influential book institutes o o. It said that the study of classical literature was essential to understanding the bible and the church"s fathers. Led to a practice where monks would first copy classical, pagan works before moving on to a more demanding study of theology. Cassiodorus encouraged copying as it was manual labor like st. benedict demanded but was more suitable than field labor. As a result, benedictine monasteries became the most important centers of preservation and study of classical knowledge. Cassiodorus and boethius worked hard to try to preserve roman society and culture.
