Divided into 10 parts, this is a detailed history of the church from the incarnation of Christ to the year 324. Written by the Roman historian Eusebius of Caesarea, this work presents historical details of both the church and the surrounding culture which would otherwise have been lost. A rich chronicle of writers, bishops, heretics, martyrs, persecutions, and more, this collection of anecdotes is an invaluable historical trove.
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“Of all the periods of church history, the first three or four centuries are in many respects the most important.” (Page v)
“No language, then, is sufficient to express the origin, the dignity, the substance and nature of Christ.” (Page 35)
“wrote one epistle, viz. that to the church of Ephesus, in which he mentions its pastor Onesimus;” (Page 138)
“Papias, coming to them, received a wonderful account from the daughters of Philip;” (Page 143)