Homily on the Day of Judgment
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Homily on the Day of Judgment is an Old English religious sermon that vividly exhorts listeners to prepare for the Last Judgment, preserved among the texts of the Vercelli Book.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian sermon
ⓘ
Old English homily ⓘ religious sermon ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vercelli homilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian laypeople
ⓘ
monastic audience ⓘ |
| collection | Vercelli Book homilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extant | true ⓘ |
| function | preaching text ⓘ |
| genre |
homily
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine judgment
ⓘ
fear of God ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ reward and punishment after death ⓘ transience of earthly life ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
direct address to listeners
ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old English period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon religious prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ penitence ⓘ preparation for judgment ⓘ |
| manuscript | Vercelli Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Vercelli Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
moral instruction
ⓘ
preparation for the Last Judgment ⓘ spiritual exhortation ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
heaven and hell
ⓘ
judgment of souls ⓘ sin and repentance ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Latin Christian tradition ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
before 11th century
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
ⓘ
exhortatory ⓘ |
| workType | religious prose work ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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