1. Medieval Historiography
History 10
Medieval Historiography

2. Writing From the beginning…
Medieval and Renaissance historians always began their histories at creation
Historians purposely connected the distant past to a present person, event or thing
Histories were written in part to glorify God and demonstrate His Will
Medieval historians were not scientific chroniclers but meaning creators
Even a history discussing Julius Caesar would begin with some sort of reference to Genesis

3. Medieval historians made use of typology
Typology as History
Medieval historians made use of typology
Typology is the use of a real historical person, thing or event as a metaphor (or symbol) for another real person, thing or event
Typology is the language of the Bible, e.g. Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac typifies (or prefigures) God’s sacrifice of his son Jesus. Jonah’s three days in the belly of the whale typifies the three days Jesus spent in the tomb.