Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years.Bishop Eusebius, a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine, broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians. In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century, and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, his...

History of the Church was written by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea. This book was a 4th-century historical work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century. Today, it is still the earliest full-length historical narrative written from a Christian point of view.This electronic edition features an active table of contents.History of the Church is part of The Fig Classic Series. To view mo...

This edition comes complete with an active and linked Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. History of the Church was Eusebius chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century. The book was first written in Koine Greek, and survives also in Latin, Syriac and Armenian manuscripts. Now translated into English, History of the Church provides an incredible full-length historical narrative written from a Christian point of view. This edition com...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.Eusebius was a Roman Christian and historian who became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima in the 4th century. The History of the Church is Eusebius' magnum opus and is still one of the most famous Christian books.

Diese Sammlung vereint die bedeutendsten historischen Werke der antiken Welt und bietet einen einzigartigen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Geschichtsschreibung von den Anfängen im klassischen Griechenland bis in die Spätantike. Die enthaltenen Werke zählen zu den wichtigsten Quellen der europäischen Kulturgeschichte und dokumentieren die politischen, militärischen, gesellschaftlichen und geistigen Entwicklungen, die die antike Welt nachhaltig geprägt haben. Zugleich spiegeln sie die En...

The Lawyer Who Never Wanted to Be a Bishop - But Changed Christianity ForeverMilan, December 374 AD. As Arians and Catholics clash over choosing the next bishop, a child's voice rings out: "Ambrose for bishop!"Within eight days, this unbaptized Roman lawyer became bishop of one of Christianity's most powerful sees.Ambrose of Milan (339-397 AD) never studied theology. Yet this accidental bishop became one of the four Doctors of the Latin Church, transforming Western ...

When Rome lay in ruins, one reluctant monk changed history forever.Gregory the Great (540-604) never wanted to be pope. He fled to escape election and wept through his consecration. Yet this unwilling pontiff transformed Christianity more profoundly than any leader between the apostles and the Reformation.When Gregory became pope in 590, Rome's population had collapsed from one million to forty thousand. Aqueducts lay broken. Officials had abandoned the city. Lombard armies...

Leo the Great: The Pope Who Saved RomeWhen Attila the Hun threatened Rome in 452, one elderly bishop rode north to face him. That confrontation would change the papacy forever.Between 440 and 461, Pope Leo I transformed the papacy from an honorary position into the moral center of Western civilization. While emperors cowered and barbarian armies conquered, Leo negotiated with warlords, defined Christian doctrine, and built foundations that carried the Churc...

On the Fount of Knowledge: A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. John of DamascusThe Last Great Father of the Eastern ChurchWhen Emperor Leo III ordered the destruction of every holy image across the Byzantine Empire in 726 AD, one Syrian monk refused to stay silent. From his monastery cell in the Judean wilderness, John of Damascus penned the theological masterwork that would save Christian art forever - and establish him as the supreme synthesizer of ei...

On Christian Doctrine (De Doctrina Christiana): A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. AugustineWhen Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) completed his revolutionary De Doctrina Christiana in 426 AD, he created the blueprint that guided Christian biblical interpretation for over 1,600 years. Now, this comprehensive study reveals how the North African bishop's groundbreaking methods can transform your understanding of Scripture today.Why This Book Matters for Ev...

The Scholar Who Changed Christianity ForeverBetween 347 and 420 AD, Jerome gave Western Christianity the Bible it would use for over a thousand years.Born in Dalmatia, educated in Rome, tested in the Syrian desert—Jerome became the only Latin scholar equipped to create what Pope Damasus I needed: an authoritative Latin Scripture.This is not a sanitized saint's life. Jerome quarreled with friends, wrote devastating polemics, struggled with temptation, and was driven ...

On the Longer Rules: A Thematic Study of the Writings of St. Basil the GreatA rogue monk named Jovinian stood before Christian Rome and declared the unthinkable: celibacy was worthless, fasting meant nothing, and marriage equaled virginity in God's eyes. The comfortable elite loved his message. The Church's foundations trembled.Then Saint Jerome, the greatest biblical scholar who ever lived, rose to meet the challenge.What followed was the most ferocious theological...