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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian historical work
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
surface form: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία
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
pro-Constantinian
timeOfComposition reign of Constantine the Great
translatedInto Armenian language
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.

Diocletianic Persecution describedIn Ecclesiastical History
this entity surface form: Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History
Eusebius of Caesarea notableWork Ecclesiastical History
Rufinus of Aquileia notableWork Ecclesiastical History
this entity surface form: Historia ecclesiastica (continuation of Eusebius)
Ecclesiastical History originalTitle Ecclesiastical History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία
Chronicle relatedWork Ecclesiastical History
Onomasticon relatedWork Ecclesiastical History
Preparation for the Gospel relatedWork Ecclesiastical History
Demonstration of the Gospel relatedWorkByAuthor Ecclesiastical History