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Eusebius of Caesarea (/ j uː ˈ s iː b i ə s /; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας Eusebios tēs Kaisareias; c. 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the Greek: Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek Syro-Palestinian historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist.In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea ...
Eusebius of Caesarea 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 presbyter
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.” Here's what we know about him.
Apr 5, 2019 · Writing Church History . Eusebius’ greatest contribution is Historia Ecclesiastica (Church History), an extensive history of the Christian Church from the time of the apostles until about A.D. 323, just before the Council of Nicaea. The work was originally written in Greek, although Latin, Armenian, and Syriac versions were also preserved.
An 1842 edition of Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History. The Ecclesiastical History (Greek: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ Ἱστορία, Ekklēsiastikḕ Historía; Latin: Historia Ecclesiastica), also known as The History of the Church and Church History, is a 4th-century chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century, composed by Eusebius ...
Eusebius's history was not written simply to record the deeds of the church after Christ's ascension; he wanted to show that Christianity, with Constantine's conversion, was the pinnacle of ...
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.
Information on Eusebius of Caesarea. J. Quasten writes, "Except for Origen, Eusebius outdistances all Greek Church Fathers in research and scholarship.
Jun 8, 2018 · Eusebius (c.260–c.340).Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and church historian. Eusebius's most important work was the Ecclesiastical History, containing an immense range of material, including many extracts from earlier writers, about the Church from the beginning to his own time.Among his other historical works are a Chronicle, containing tables synchronizing events in ancient history; a Life ...
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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