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The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)

by Eusebius

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Info:	Penguin Classics (1990), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 480 pages
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misskate | Sep 27, 2008 |

This is the seminal history of the early Christian church. It is clearly written from the perspective of an apologist for the "orthodox" church doctrine of the day.

It can be a very dry and confusing work to those not familiar with the field. (

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fwp1 | Feb 5, 2007 |

As many will testify, the works of Eusebius are important as they give us the oldest eyewitness account of the history of the Christian Church. Eusebius' religious opinions are made clear throughout this book. He also uses a large amount of quotes from other historian, more than what would be socially acceptable today. But, we should be thankful for his doing that because many of the documents are now lost. I'm glad I read this book. I learned a lot from it. (

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AnnaScott | Jan 7, 2007 |

very early church history (

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vicarofdibley | Sep 4, 2006 |

This gives a great basic understanding of what was going on in the early church. Though very slanted, we should all be greatful to Eusebius for penning this important information. (

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JosieGeller | Jul 28, 2006 |

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Judah Kyriakos

Pamphilus of Caesarea

Paul L. Maier

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0801033063, Paperback)

EusebiusÂ’ 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. When Eusebius wrote his Ecclesiastical History, his vital concern was to record facts before they disappeared, and before eye-witnesses were killed and libraries were burned and destroyed in persecutions by Rome. He faithfully transcribed the most important existing documents of his day so that future generations would have a collection of factual data to interpret. Thus Eusebius (c. A.D. 260-340) richly deserves the title Â“father of Church history.Â”

More readable. This is the only full edition of Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History that has been retypeset in modern, easy-to-read type. Archaic words have been modernized and the punctuation has been updated according to contemporary standards.

Easier to use. The Loeb numbering system (now the standard way to cite Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History) has been added to make it easier to locate passages referred to in other reference works. Also, all citations and cross-references have been updated from Roman numerals to the modern form of citation.

More complete. The complete text of all ten books of Eusebius is included. Also included is "Historical View of the Council of Nicea" as well as translations of related documents.

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