10% off all books and free delivery over £50
Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks.

Eusebius

View All Editions (2)

The selected edition of this book is not available to buy right now.
Add To Wishlist
Write A Review

About

Eusebius Synopsis

Eusebius of Caesarea (263-339 CE) is one of the most important intellectuals whose writings survive from late antiquity. His texts made lasting and wide-ranging contributions, from history-writing and apologetics to biblical commentary and Christian oratory. He was a master of many of the literary and scholarly traditions of the Greek heritage.

Yet he left none of these traditions unaltered as he made brilliant and original experiments in the many genres he explored. Aaron P Johnson offers a lively introduction to Eusebius' chief oeuvre while also discussing recent scholarship on this foundational early Christian writer. Placing Eusebius in the context of his age the author provides a full account his life, including the period when Eusebius controversially sought to assist the heretic Arius.

He then discusses the major writings:

  • apologetic treatises
  • the pedagogical and exegetical works
  • the historical texts
  • the anti-Marcellan theological discourses
  • and expositions directly connected to the Emperor Constantine

About This Edition

ISBN: 9781780765556
Publication date:
Author: Aaron P Johnson
Publisher: I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 256 pages
Series: Understanding Classics
Genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Ancient history
European history
Christianity
History of religion

Frequently asked questions