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The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)
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by Eusebius, Andrew Louth, and G. A. Williamson
Sales Rank: 35785
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 480 pages
Published by: Penguin ClassicsEdition: Revised Edition April 3, 1990
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0140445358
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0140445350
Book Dimensions:
7.6 x 5 x 1 inches
Weighs: 11.4 ounces
Product Description
Beginning with persecution at the beginning of the fourth century and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, the author demonstrates the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity in its struggle against persecutors and heretics.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek
Reader Reviews
Like many other reviewers here, I ended up reading Eusebius' History of the Church after getting tired of seeing it cited in all the other books I was reading about the Early Church. This particular translation benefits (if they're still printing them) from the Introduction and footnotes of G.A. Williamson who observes that in spite of the cumbersome Greek employed by the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, that Eusebius was well-aware of his own limitations, yet gathered, assembled and compiled a work which has endured beyond much of its source material. As a student of Pamphilus (who was killed in the last great persecution), Eusebius also possessed a great passion for his work. This was no namby-pamby intellectual here. Eusebius himself was imprisoned for his Lord a couple of times. At the same time, he was a big-time player in the new Catholic Church, sitting in and piping up at the Nicean Council. Whether you get it to read it through (as I did), or get it as a reference (which I also did), this is one work (much like Josephus' Antiquities) you need to have. He is the master Christian historian.
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