The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)
by Eusebius
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, London, 1967. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. introduction by author, Map, who's who in Eusebius and appendices. At the rear of the book is the aforementioned map showing the world of Eusebius. Colour illustrated card cover with white white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "Bishop Eusebius Intimate friend of the Emperor Constantine he wrote the only surviving account of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. His grand theme – the working of Providence through the Apostolic Succession – embraces the ordeals of 146 martyrs, the teachings of 47 heretics, and the proceedings leading up to Nicosia and the other great Councils." – from the rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. A previous owner has covered the book in plastic and held the plastic down with tape – both tape and plastic is still in situ. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Some tape residue and browning of the end pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), VII - XXXVIII (2), 434, (3) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Early (0-1000 AD); Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 0125035. .
Synopsis
"Could I do better than start from the beginning of the dispensation of our Saviour and Lord, Jesus the Christ of God?" Bishop Eusebius (c. AD 260–339), 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 aim was to show the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity and its struggle against persecutors and heretics, and he supported his account by extensive quotations from original sources. This edition of G. A. Williamson’s clear, fluid translation is accompanied by an introduction by Andrew Louth discussing the life and works of Eusebius, together with notes, bibliography, map of the world of Eusebius and brief biographies of the figures who appear in the work.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0125035
- Title
- The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Eusebius
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Eusebius, Roman Catholic church history, religion, Penguin Classics -- Series History; Early (0-1000 AD); Religion & Theology. Unbranded Eusebius The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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