The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus/Contents
CONTENTS.
| BOOK I.—Page 13—47. | ||
| Chapter I.—Subject of the work, | 13 | |
| Chap. II.—Summary view of the pre-existence and divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, | 15 | |
| Reasons why the gospel was not proclaimed sooner, | 18 | |
| Chap. III.—The name Jesus, as also that of Christ, was both known and honoured from ancient times, by the inspired prophets, | 21 | |
| Chap. IV.—The religion announced by Christ among all nations, was neither unexpected nor strange, | 25 | |
| Chap. V.—The times of our Saviour's manifestation among men, | 28 | |
| Chap. VI.—About the time of our Lord, agreeably to prophecy, those rulers ceased that had formerly governed the nation of the Jews by regular succession; and Herod was the first foreigner that reigned over them, | 29 | |
| Chap. VII.—On the discrepancy which is supposed to exist in the gospels, respecting the genealogy of Christ, | 31 | |
| Chap. VIII.—Herod's cruelty against the infants, and his wretched end, | 35 | |
| Chap. IX.—Of the times of Pilate, | 38 | |
| Chap. X.—The high priests of the Jews, under whom Christ promulgated his doctrines, | 39 | |
| Chap. XI.—The testimonies respecting John the Baptist and Christ, | 41 | |
| Chap. XII.—Of the disciples of our Lord, | 42 | |
| Chap. XIII.—Narrative respecting the prince of Edessa, | 43 | |
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BOOK II.—Pages 48—81. | ||
| Chapter I.—The course pursued by the apostles after the ascension of Christ, | 48 | |
| Chap. II.—How Tiberius was affected, when informed by Pilate respecting Christ, | 51 | |
| Chap. III.—How the Christian doctrine spread throughout the whole world, | 52 | |
| Chap. IV.—Caius (Caligula) after the death of Tiberius, appointed Agrippa king of the Jews, after punishing Herod with perpetual exile, | 53 | |
| Chap. V.—Philo was sent on an embassy to Caius, in behalf of the Jews, | 54 | |
| Chap. VI.—What evils overwhelmed the Jews, after their presumption against Christ, | 55 | |
| Chap. VII.—How Pilate destroyed himself, | 57 | |
| Chap. VIII.—The famine that happened in the reign of Claudius, | ib. | |
| Chap. IX.—The martyrdom of the apostle James, | 58 | |
| Chap. X.—Herod Agrippa persecuting the apostles, immediately experienced the divine judgment, | 59 | |
| Chap. XI.—Concerning the impostor Theudas and his followers, | 61 | |
| Chap. XII.—Helen, queen of the Oschcenians, | ib. | |
| Chap. XIII.—Simon Magus, | 62 | |
| Chap. XIV.—The preaching of Peter in the city of Rome, | 63 | |
| Chap. XV.—The gospel according to Mark, 64 | ||
| Chap. XVI.—Mark first proclaimed Christianity to the inhabitants of Egypt, | 65 | |
| Chap. XVII.—The account given by Philo respecting the Ascetics of Egypt, | 66 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—The books of Philo that have come down to us, | 70 | |
| Chap. XIX.—The calamity which befel the Jews at Jerusalem, on the day of the passover, | 72 | |
| Chap. XX.—The deeds done at Jerusalem in the reign of Nero, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXI.—The Egyptian mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, | 73 | |
| Chap. XXII.—Paul being sent prisoner from Judea to Rome, after his defence, was absolved from all crime, | 74 | |
| Chap. XXIII.—The martyrdom of James, who was called the brother of the Lord, | 75 | |
| Chap. XXIV.—Annianus was appointed the first bishop of Alexandria, after Mark, | 79 | |
| Chap. XXV.—The persecution under Nero, in which Paul and Peter were honoured with martyrdom in the cause of religion at Rome, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXVI.—The Jews were afflicted with innumerable evils, and finally commenced a war with the Romans, | 81 | |
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BOOK III—Pages 82—127. | ||
| Chapter I.—The parts of the world where Christ was preached by the apostles, | 82 | |
| Chap. II.—The first that presided over the church at Rome, | ib. | |
| Chap. III.—Of the Epistles of the apostles, | 83 | |
| Chap. IV.—The first succession of the apostles, | 84 | |
| Chap. V.—The last siege of the Jews after Christ, | 85 | |
| Chap. VI.—The famine which oppressed the Jews, | 87 | |
| Chap. VII.—The predictions of Christ, 92 | ||
| Chap. VIII.—The signs that preceded the war, 94 | ||
| Chap. IX.—Of Josephus and the works he has left, 96 | ||
| Chap. X.—The manner in which Josephus mentions the Holy Scriptures, | 97 | |
| Chap. XI.—Simeon ruled the church of Jerusalem after James, | 99 | |
| Chap. XII.—Vespasian commands the descendants of David to be sought, | ib. | |
| Chap. XIII.—Anencletus, the second bishop of Rome, | 100 | |
| Chap. XIV.—Avilius, the second bishop of Alexandria, | ib. | |
| Chap. XV.—Clement, the third bishop of Rome, | ib. | |
| Chap. XVI.—The Epistle of Clement, | 101 | |
| Chap. XVII.—The persecution of the Christians under Domitian, | 101 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—Of John the apostle, and the Revelation, ib. | ||
| Chap. XIX.—Domitian commands the posterity of David to be slain, | 102 | |
| Chap. XX.—Of the relatives of our Lord, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXI.—Cerdon, the third bishop of Alexandria, | 104 | |
| Chap. XXII.—Ignatius, the second bishop of Antioch, ib. | ||
| Chap. XXIII.—Narrative respecting the apostle John, ib. | ||
| Chap. XXIV.—The order of the Gospels, | 107 | |
| Chap. XXV.—The sacred Scriptures acknowledged as genuine, and those that are not, | 110 | |
| Chap. XXVI.—Menander the impostor, | 111 | |
| Chap. XXVII.—The heresy of the Ebionites, | 112 | |
| Chap. XXVIII.—Cerinthus the Heresiarch, | 113 | |
| Chap. XXIX.—Nicolaus and his followers, | 114 | |
| Chap. XXX.—The apostles that lived in marriage, | 115 | |
| Chap. XXXI.—The death of John and Philip, | 116 | |
| Chap, XXXII.—The martyrdom of Simeon, bishop of Jerusalem, | 117 | |
| Chap. XXXIII.—Trajan forbids the Christians to be sought after, | 119 | |
| Chap. XXXIV.—Euarestus, the fourth bishop of the church at Rome, | 120 | |
| Chap. XXXV.—Justus, the third bishop of Jerusalem, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXXVI.—The epistles of Ignatius, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXXVII.—The preaching evangelists that were yet living in that age, | 123 | |
| Chap. XXXVIII.—The epistle of Clement, and those that are falsely ascribed to him, | 124 | |
| Chap. XXXIX.—The writings of Papias, | ib. | |
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BOOK IV.—Pages 128—167. | ||
| Chapter I.—The bishops of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Trajan, | 128 | |
| Chap. II—The calamities of the Jews about this time, | ib. | |
| Chap. III.—The authors that wrote in the defence of the faith, in the reign of Adrian, | 129 | |
| Chap. IV.—The bishops of Alexandria and Rome, under the same emperor, | 130 | |
| Chap. V.—The bishops of Jerusalem, from the period of our Saviour until these times, | ib. | |
| Chap. VI.—The last siege of the Jews under Adrian, | 131 | |
| Chap. VII.—Those who were considered leaders in false doctrine at this time, | 132 | |
| Chap. VIII.—The ecclesiastical writers then flourishing, | 135 | |
| Chap. IX.—The epistle of Hadrian, forbidding the Christians to be punished without trial, | 136 | |
| Chap. X.—The bishops of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Antonine, | 137 | |
| Chap. XI.—The heresiarchs of these times, | ib. | |
| Chap. XII.—The apology of Justin, addressed to Antoninus, | 139 | |
| Chap. XIII.—The epistle of Antonine, to the assembly of Asia, respecting our doctrine, | 140 | |
| Chap. XIV.—Circumstances related of Polycarp, an apostolic man, | 141 | |
| Chap. XV.—The martyrdom of Polycarp, with others at Smyrna, | 143 | |
| Chap. XVI.—How Justin the philosopher suffered martyrdom, asserting the doctrines of Christ, | 150 | |
| Chap. XVII.—The martyrs mentioned by Justin in his books, | 152 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—The books of Justin that have come down to us, | 154 | |
| Chap. XIX.—Those that presided over the churches of Rome and Alexandria, in the reign of Verus, | 156 | |
| Chap. XX.—The bishops of Antioch, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXI.—The ecclesiastical writers that flourished in these times, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXII.—Of Hegesippus, and those whom he mentions, | 157 | |
| Chap. XXIII.—Of Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, and his epistles, | 158 | |
| Chap. XXIV.—Of Theophilus, bishop of Antioch, | 161 | |
| Chap. XXV.—Of Philip and Modestus, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXVI.—Of Melito, and the circumstances he records, | 162 | |
| Chap. XXVII.—Of Apollinaris bishop of Hierapolis, | 165 | |
| Chap. XXVIII.—Of Musanus and his works, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXIX.—The heresy of Tatianus, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXX.—Of Bardesanes, the Syrian, and the works of his extant, | 167 | |
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BOOK V.—Pages 168—216. | ||
| Chapter I.—The number and sufferings of those that suffered for the faith in Gaul, | 169 | |
| Chap. II.—Those that had fallen away, kindly restored by the pious martyrs, | 180 | |
| Chap. III.—The vision that appeared to Attalus the martyr, in a dream, | 182 | |
| Chap. IV.—The martrys commend Irenæus in their epistles, | 183 | |
| Chap. V.—God sent rain from heaven to Marcus Amelius, the emperor, at the prayers of our brethren, | 184 | |
| Chap. VI.—Catalogue of the bishops of Rome, | 185 | |
| Chap. VII.—Miracles were performed in those times by the believers, | 186 | |
| Chap. VIII.—The statement of Irenæus reespecting the sacred Scriptures, | 187 | |
| Chap. IX.—The bishops under Commodus, 190 | ||
| Chap. X.—Of Pantænus the philosopher, | ib. | |
| Chap. XI.—Clement of Alexandria, | 191 | |
| Chap. XII.—The bishops of Jerusalem, | 193 | |
| Chap. XIII.—Of Rhodo, and the dissension occasioned by Marcion, which he records, | ib. | |
| Chap. XIV.—The false prophets of the Phrygians, | 194 | |
| Chap. XV.—Of the schism of Blastus, at Rome, | ib. | |
| Chap. XVI.—The affairs of Montanus, and his false prophets, | 195 | |
| Chap. XVII.—Of Miltiades and his works, | 199 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—Apollonius also refutes the Phrygian heresy, and those whom he has mentioned, | 200 | |
| Chap. XIX.—The opinion of Serapion respecting the heresy of the Phrygians, | 203 | |
| Chap. XX.—The writings of Irenæus against the schismatics at Rome, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXI.—The martyrdom of Apollonius, at Rome, | 205 | |
| Chap. XXII.—The bishops that flourished at this time, | 206 | |
| Chap. XXIII.—The question then agitated respecting the passover, | 207 | |
| Chap. XXIV.—The dissension of the churches in Asia, | 208 | |
| Chap. XXV.—All agree to one opinion respecting the passover, | 211 | |
| Chap. XXVI.—The elegant works of Irenæus that have come down to us, | 212 | |
| Chap. XXVII.—The works of others that flourished at the time, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXVIII.—Those that followed the heresy of Artemon, in the beginning. Their character and conduct; and their attempt at corrupting the Scriptures, | 213 | |
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BOOK VI.—Pages 217—270. | ||
| Chapter I.—The persecution under Severus, | 217 | |
| Chap. II.—The education of Origen, from his earliest youth, | ib. | |
| Chap. III.—When a very young man he preached the gospel, | 221 | |
| Chap. IV.—The number of his
catechumens that suffered martyrdom, |
223 | |
| Chap. V.—Of Potamiæna, | ib. | |
| Chap. VI.—Clement of Alexandria, | 225 | |
| Chap. VII.—The historian Judas, | ib. | |
| Chap. VIII.—The resolute act of Origen, | 226 | |
| Chap. IX.—The miracle of Narcissus, | 227 | |
| Chap. X.—The bishops in Jerusalem, | 229 | |
| Chap. XL—Of Alexander, | 230 | |
| Chap. XII.—Serapion, and the writings ascribed to him, | 231 | |
| Chap. XIII.—The works of Clement, | 232 | |
| Chap. XIV.—The works that Clement mentions, | 233 | |
| Chap. XV.—Of Heraclas, | 235 | |
| Chap. XVI.—The great study which Origen devoted to the Holy Scriptures, | ib. | |
| Chap. XVII.—Of the translator Symmachus, | 236 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—Of Ambrose, | 237 | |
| Chap. XIX;—The accounts given of Origen by others, | ib. | |
| Chap. XX.—The works of the writers of the day still extant, | 241 | |
| Chap. XXI.—The bishops that were noted at this time, | 242 | |
| Chap. XXII.—The works of Hippolytus, that have reached us, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXIII.—Origen's zeal, and his elevation to the priesthood, | 243 | |
| Chap. XXIV.—The exhortations he gave at Alexandria, | 244 | |
| Chap. XXV.—His review of the collective Scriptures, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXVI.—Heraclas succeeds to the episcopate of Alexandria, | 247 | |
| Chap. XXVII.—How the bishops regarded him, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXVIII.—The persecution under Maximinus, | 248 | |
| Chap. XXIX.—Of Fabianus, who was remarkably appointed bishop of Rome, by divine communication, | ib. | |
| Chap.XXX.-The pupils of Origen, | 249 | |
| Chap. XXXI.—Of Africanus, | 250 | |
| Chap. XXXII,—The commentaries that Origen wrote in Palestine, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXXIII.—The error of Beryllus, | 251 | |
| Chap. XXXIV,—Of Philip Cesar, | 252 | |
| Chap. XXXV,—Dionysius succeeds Heraclas in the episcopate, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXXVI.—Other works written by Origen, | 253 | |
| Chap. XXXVII.—The dissension of the Arabians, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXXVIII.—The heresy of the Helcesaites, | 254 | |
| Chap. XXXIX.—The persecution of Decius, | ib. | |
| Chap. XL.—What happened to Dionysius, | 265 | |
| Chap. XLI.—Of those who suffered martyrdom at Alexandria, | 957 | |
| Chap. XLII.—Other accounts given by Dionysius, | 261 | |
| Chap. XLIII.—Of Novatus, his manners and habits, and his heresy, | 263 | |
| Chap. XLIV.—Dionysius's account of Serapion, | 267 | |
| Chap. XLV,—The epistle of Dionysius to Novatus, | 268 | |
| Chap. XLVI.—Other epistles of Dionysius, | 269 | |
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BOOK VII.—Pages 271—316. | ||
| Chapter I.—The great wickedness of Decius and Gallus, | 271 | |
| Chap. II.—The bishops of Rome at this time, | ib. | |
| Chap. III.—Cyprian, and the bishops connected with him, maintained, that those who had turned from heretical error, should be baptized again, | 272 | |
| Chap. IV.—The epistles that Dionysius wrote on this subject, | ib. | |
| Chap. V.—The peace after the persecution, | 273 | |
| Chap. VI.—The heresy of Sabellius, | 274 | |
| Chap. VII.—The execrable error of the heretics, the divine vision of Dionysius, and the ecclesiastical canon given to him, | ib. | |
| Chap. VIII.—The heterodoxy of Novatus, | 276 | |
| Chap. IX.—The ungodly baptism of heretics, | ib. | |
| Chap. X.—Valerian, and the persecution raised by him, | 278 | |
| Chap. XI.—The sufferings of Dionysius, and those in Egypt, | 280 | |
| Chap. XII.—The martyrs of Cesarea of Palestine, | 285 | |
| Chap. XIII.—The peace after Gallienus, | ib. | |
| Chap. XIV.—The bishops that flourished at this time, | 286 | |
| Chap. XV.—The martyrdom of Marinus at Cesarea, | ib. | |
| Chap. XVI.—Some account of Astyrius, | 287 | |
| Chap. XVII.—The miracles of our Saviour at Paneas, | 288 | |
| Chap. XVIII.—The statue erected by a woman having an hemorrhage, | ib. | |
| Chap. XIX.—The episcopal seat of James, | 289 | |
| Chap. XX.—The epistles of Dionysius on festivals, in which he gives the canon of the passover, | 290 | |
| Chap. XXI.—The events that occurred at Alexandria, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXII.—The pestilence which then prevailed, | 292 | |
| Chap. XXIII.—The reign of Gallienus, | 294 | |
| Chap. XXIV.—Of Nepos, and his schism, | 295 | |
| Chap. XXV.—The apocalypse of John, | 297 | |
| Chap. XXVI.—The epistles of Dionysius, | 301 | |
| Chap. XX VII.—Paul of Samosata, and the heresy introduced by him at Antioch, | 302 | |
| Chap. XXVIII.—The different bishops then distinguished, | ib. | |
| Chap. XXIX.—Paul refuted by a certain Malchion, one of the presbyters who had been a sophist, was deposed, | 303 | |
| Chap. XXX.—The epistle of the council against Paul, | 304 | |
| Chap. XXXI.—The error of the Manichees, which commenced at this time, | 309 | |
| Chap. XXXII.—Of those distinguished ecclesiastical writers of our own day, and which of them survived until the destruction of the churches, | 310 | |
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BOOK VIII.—Pages 317—348. | ||
| Chapter I.—The events that preceded the persecution in our times, | 317 | |
| Chap. II.—The demolition of the churches, | 319 | |
| Chap. III.—The nature of the conflicts endured by the martyrs, in the persecution, | 320 | |
| Chap. IV.—The illustrious martyrs of God, who filled every place with the celebrity of their name, and obtained various crowns of martyrdom for their piety, | 321 | |
| Chap. V.—The affairs of Nicomedia, | 322 | |
| Chap. VI.—Those that were in the palace, | 323 | |
| Chap. VII.—The Egyptians that suffered in Phœnice, | 325 | |
| Chap. VIII.—Those who suffered in Egypt, | 327 | |
| Chap. IX.—Of those in Thebais, | ib. | |
| Chap. X.—The writings of Phileas, which give an account of the martyrs of Alexandria, | 329 | |
| Chap. XI.—The events in Phrygia, | 332 | |
| Chap. XII.—Of many others, both men and women, who suffered in different ways, | 333 | |
| Chap. XIII.—Those prelates that evinced the reality of the religion they proclaimed with their blood, | 335 | |
| Chap. XIV.—The morals of the persecutors, | 339 | |
| Chap. XV.—The events that happened to the heathen, | 342 | |
| Chap. XVI.—The change of affairs for the better, | 343 | |
| Chap. XVII.—The revocation of the emperors, | 344 | |
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BOOK OF MARTYRS. | ||
| Chapter I.—Procopius, Alpheus, and Zaccheus, | 349 | |
| Chap. II.—The martyr Romanus, | 350 | |
| Chap. III.—Timotheus, Agapius, Thecla, and eight others, | 352 | |
| Chap. IV.—Apphianus, | 353 | |
| Chap. V.—The martyrs Ulpian and Ædesius, | 357 | |
| Chap. VI.—The martyr Agapius, | 358 | |
| Chap. VII.—The martyrs Theodosia, Domninus, and Auxentius, | 359 | |
| Chap. VIII.—Other confessors; also Valentina and Paulus, | 361 | |
| Chap. IX.—The renewal of the persecution with greater violence. Antoninus, Zebina, Germanus, and others, | 364 | |
| Chap. X.—Petrus Ascetes, Asclepius the Marcionite, and other martyrs, | 367 | |
| Chap. XI.—Of the martyrdom of Pamphilus and others, | 368 | |
| Chap. XII.—The prelates of the church, | 374 | |
| Chap. XIII.—Silvanus and John, and thirty other martyrs, | 375 | |
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BOOK IX.—Pages 379—402. | ||
| Chapter I.—The pretended relaxation, | 379 | |
| Chap. II.—The subsequent reverse, | 382 | |
| Chap. III.—The new statue erected at Antioch, | ib. | |
| Chap. IV.—The decrees against us, | 383 | |
| Chap. V.—The false acts, | 384 | |
| Chap. VI.—Those who suffered martyrdom at this time, | ib. | |
| Chap. VII.—The measures decreed against us, and engraved on pillars, | 385 | |
| Copy of the translated epistle of Maximinus, in answer to the ordinances (of the cities) against us, taken
from the brazen tablet at Tyre, |
386 | |
| Chap. VIII.—The events that occurred after these; famine, pestilence, and war, | 389 | |
| Chap. IX.—The death of the tyrants, and their expressions before their end, | 391 | |
| Copy of the translated epistle of the tyrant Maximinus, | 394 | |
| Chap. X.—The oratory of the pious emperors, | 397 | |
| Copy of the tyrant's ordinance, in regard to the Christians, translated from the Latin into the Greek, | 398 | |
| Chap. XI.—The total destruction of the enemies of religion, | 401 | |
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BOOK X.—Pages 403—439. | ||
| Chapter I.—The peace which was granted us by divine interposition, | 403 | |
| Chap. II.—The restoration of the churches, | 404 | |
| Chap. III.—The dedications of the churches in all places, | 405 | |
| Chap. IV.—Panegyric on the splendour of our affairs, | 406 | |
| Panegyric on the building of the churches, addressed to Paulinus, bishop of Tyre, | ib. | |
| Chap. V.—Copies of the imperial decrees, | 426 | |
| Chap. VI.—Of the property belonging to the Christians, | 431 | |
| Chap. VII.—The privileges and immunities of the clergy, | 433 | |
| Chap. VIII.—The wickedness which Licinius afterwards exhibited, and his death, | 433 | |
| Chap. IX.—The victory of Constantine, and the blessings which under him accrued to the whole Roman world, | 437 | |