Question

Which two lines most closely illustrate how Bede's religion influenced his view of events?

Answer 1

Answer:

The two lines that most closely illustrate how Bede's religion influenced his view of events are:

• In the meantime, on a sudden, a grievous plague fell upon that corrupt generation, which soon destroyed such numbers of them, that the living scarcely availed to bury the dead: yet, those that survived, could not be recalled from the spiritual death, which they had incurred through their sins, either by the death of their friends, or the fear of death.
• They held a council to determine what was to be done, and where they should seek help to prevent or repel the cruel and frequent incursions of the northern nations; and in concert with their King Vortigern, it was unanimously decided to call the Saxons to their aid from beyond the sea, which, as the event plainly showed, was brought about by the Lord's will, that evil might fall upon them for their wicked deeds.

Explanation:

In those lines, it is very clear that the speaker feels there's a consequence for bad behaviour. A bad behaviour is, for him, the one that is contrary to what God says people should do. The speaker feels all the bad things that happen to this society are a direct consequence of what they did wrong, according to God's will, and this is a clear influence of religion on Bede's way of thinking.