Eusebius: Church History

Eusebius, often considered "the father of ecclesiastical history," was the first to chronicle the rise of Christianity during its first three centuries of existence, a crucial period spanning from Christ to Constantine.

The History of the Church, our main source for understanding early Christianity, offers us a panorama of apostles, Church Fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.

This paperback edition includes Paul L. Maier's clear and precise translation, his historical commentaries on each book of the History of the Church, as well as numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs. These resources, coupled with useful indexes and the Loeb numbering system, promise to dispel the image of Eusebius conveyed by other earlier, outdated, and more convoluted works, thus offering a basic tool for the new perspective of readers interested in the early days of Christianity.