| Ecclesiastical History, Volume I: Books 1-5 Contributor(s): Eusebius (Author), Lake, Kirsopp (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674991699 ISBN-13: 9780674991699 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: January 1926 Annotation: Eusebius of Caesarea, ca. 260- 340 AD, born in Palestine, was a student of the presbyter Pamphilus whom he loyally supported during Diocletian's persecution. He was himself imprisoned in Egypt, but became Bishop of Caesarea about 314. At the Council of Nicaea in 325 he sat by the emperor, led a party of moderates, and made the first draft of the famous creed. Of Eusebius' many learned publications we have "Martyrs of Palestine" and "Life of Constantine; " several apologetic and polemic works; parts of his commentaries on the Psalms and Isaiah; and the Chronographia, known chiefly in Armenian and Syriac versions of the original Greek. But Eusebius' chief fame rests on the "History of the Christian Church" in ten books published in 324- 325, the most important ecclesiastical history of ancient times, a great treasury of knowledge about the early Church. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| Dewey: 270.1 |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Series: Loeb Classical Library |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 4.52" W x 6.5" (0.82 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Eusebius of Caesarea, ca. 260-340 CE, born in Palestine, was a student of the presbyter Pamphilus whom he loyally supported during Diocletian's persecution. He was himself imprisoned in Egypt, but became Bishop of Caesarea about 314. At the Council of Nicaea in 325 he sat by the emperor, led a party of moderates, and made the first draft of the famous creed. Of Eusebius's many learned publications we have Martyrs of Palestine and Life of Constantine; several apologetic and polemic works; parts of his commentaries on the Psalms and Isaiah; and the Chronographia, known chiefly in Armenian and Syriac versions of the original Greek. But Eusebius's chief fame rests on the History of the Christian Church in ten books published in 324-325, the most important ecclesiastical history of ancient times, a great treasury of knowledge about the early Church. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lake, Kirsopp: - Kirsopp Lake (1872-1946) was Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. |