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Eusebius. Eusebius of Caesarea ( / juːˈsiːbiəs /; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας Eusebios tēs Kaisareias; c. 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus [7] (from the Greek: Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου ), was a Greek [8] Syro-Palestinian [9] historian of Christianity, exegete, and ...
Eusebius of Caesarea (flourished 4th century, Caesarea Palestinae, Palestine) was a bishop, exegete, polemicist, and historian whose account of the first centuries of Christianity, in his Ecclesiastical History, is a landmark in Christian historiography. Eusebius was baptized and ordained at Caesarea, where he was taught by the learned ...
Aug 17, 2018 · Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius of Pamphili—but not to be confused with his contemporary, Eusebius of Nicomedia—was a fourth century Christian scholar, known as “the Father of Church History.”. Despite the nickname, Eusebius was not a Church Father. And while he was an influential bishop, he was not a saint—in fact, he ...
Apr 5, 2019 · Known as the Father of Church History, Eusebius created extensive accounts of the first three centuries of Christianity. He preserved a wealth of early documentation that would have otherwise been lost. Eusebius' exhaustive research and painstaking concern for identifying original sources were virtually unprecedented among ancient historians.
Mar 29, 2024 · Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 260–c. 340) is known as the “father of church history.”. He was the first to write a “comprehensive” history of the early church. Eusebius of Caesarea is to be distinguished from his contemporary Eusebius of Nicomedia. Eusebius of Caesarea was born in Palestine, and little if anything is known of his early ...
260. Eusebius of Caesarea born. 340. Eusebius of Caesarea dies. 367. Athanasius's letter defines New Testament canon. Eusebius's history was not written simply to record the deeds of the church ...
Oct 15, 2021 · Eusebius Pamphili (aka Eusebius of Caesarea, 260-340 CE) was a Christian historian, exegete, and polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima in 314 CE and served as court bishop during the reign of Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE). Eusebius is known as "the father of Christian history" for his works: Preparation for the Gospel, On ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History is one of the classics of early Christianity and of equal stature with the works of Flavius Josephus. Eusebius chronicles the events of the first three centuries of the Christian church in such a way as to record a vast number of vital facts about early Christianity that can be learned from no other ancient source.
Eusebius of Caesarea , (flourished 4th century, Caesarea Palestinae, Palestine), Bishop and historian of early Christianity. Baptized and ordained at Caesarea in Palestine, he may have been imprisoned during the Roman persecutions. His fame rests on his Ecclesiastical History (312–324), which preserves portions of works no longer extant.
Dec 7, 2023 · Eusebius’ works, especially Ecclesiastical History, helped in shaping the traditional view of the history of Christianity. Doron Mendels, for example, argued that Eusebius’ “Ecclesiastical History” marks the beginning of a new type of history writing called “media history” that served as a particularly important propagandistic tool.
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