Ecclesiastical History
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Ecclesiastical History is an early fourth-century Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that chronicles the development of the Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History | 1 |
| Historia ecclesiastica (continuation of Eusebius) | 1 |
| Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian historical work
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| aimsTo | show divine providence in Church history ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Church History ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Patristic literature ⓘ |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| coversPeriodFrom | time of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | time of Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Jewish–Christian relations in the first centuries
ⓘ
early Christian communities ⓘ origins of the Gospels ⓘ |
| documents |
First Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea (briefly, in later revisions)
early Christian doctrinal controversies ⓘ formation of the New Testament canon ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
Roman imperial policy toward Christians ⓘ apostolic succession ⓘ heresies in early Christianity ⓘ spread of Christianity ⓘ |
| genre | ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for early Church history ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of persecutions of Christians
ⓘ
biographical information about bishops ⓘ lists of bishops of major sees ⓘ quotations from earlier Christian writings ⓘ |
| influenced | later church historians ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 10 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Ecclesiastical History
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία
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| placeOfComposition | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| precedes | Life of Constantine ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| preserves | fragments of lost Christian works ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | arranged chronologically by reigns of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| subject | history of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
orthodox Nicene precursor
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pro-Constantinian ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Armenian language
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surface form:
Armenian
Coptic ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| usedBy | later Christian theologians ⓘ |
| workOf | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History
this entity surface form:
Historia ecclesiastica (continuation of Eusebius)
this entity surface form:
Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία