Ecclesiastical History, Volume I - Books 1-5

The first comprehensive history of early Christianity.Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. AD 260-340), 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 around 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 the Martyrs of Palestine and the 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.

About the author

Kirsopp Lake (1872–1946) was Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School.

Product details

• Authors: Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea Eusebius, Eusebius Pamphill
• Assisted by: K. Lake (Translation), Kirsopp Lake (Translation), Lake Kirsopp (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1989
• EAN: 9780674991699
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99169-9
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 170 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO [e-mail]
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Essays, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary essays, The Early Church