Eusebius: The Church History
by Eusebius
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Author: EusebiusTranslator: Paul L. Maier
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-31
ISBN: 082543307X
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional
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Book Review: An ancient source of Christian history in a vivid new translation
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a lively and clear new translation (with brief commentary at the end of each section) of a classic 4th century account of the early church - that of Eusebius, court historian to Constantine, probably the first `Christian' emperor. Eusebius is especially interesting for his reports on early developments of the canon (the definitive list of Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament scriptures), and for his detailed accounts (often quoted at length) of the works of early apologists and writers, so many of whose original works are now tantalisingly lost.
Eusebius has his foibles, though - a tendency towards too many lists, and an apparent obsession with the succession of bishops in the various early centres of Christianity; he's not always a great `historian', though he does display the germ of historical method in his work; and he writes a great deal about the martyrs, but too little, for my tastes, about `everyday' life among the early Christians. All of this is gently explored in Maier's knowledgeable commentary at the end of each `book' (the equivalent of what we would call chapters) and his fine translation strives, with the occasional judicious excision of Eusebius' verbiage, to keep the text flowing and the reader interested. I think he succeeds, bringing an ancient and important sourcebook for early Christian history vividly to life once more.
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