The Church History

Often called the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.

This audiobook edition includes Paul L. Maier's clear and precise translation, historical commentary on each book in The Church History, and numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs. These features promise to liberate Eusebius from previous outdated and stilted works, creating a new standard primary resource for listeners interested in the early history of Christianity.

1. Introduction
2. The Life Of Eusebius
3. The Writings Of Eusebius
4. The Church History
5. This Edition
6. Book 1
7. The Nature Of Christ
8. The Names Jesus And Christ Known Earlier
9. The Antiquity Of The True Faith
10. Jesus' Birth And The End Of The Jewish Dynasty
11. The Variant Geniologies Of Christ
12. Herod And The Infants Of Bethlehem
13. Pilate And The Priests
14. John The Baptist And Jesus
15. The Disciples Of Jesus
16. Thaddeus And The Prince Of Edessa
17. Eusebius On Jesus
18. Book 2
19. The Jerusalem Apostles
20. Tiberius Learns About Christ
21. Caligula, Philo, And Pilate
22. Claudius And Agrippa
23. Josephus On Theudas
24. Simon Magus And Peter
25. Philo On The Egyptian Aesthetics
26. Philo's Works
27. Calamities At Jerusalem Under Claudius And Nero
28. Paul Sent To Rome As Prisoner And Acquitted
29. The Martyrdom Of Jesus' Brother James
30. The Neronian Persecution
31. The Beginning Of The Jewish War With Rome
32. Eusebius On The Apostles
33. Book 3
34. The Roman Siege Of Jerusalem
35. Jesus' Predictions
36. Josephus And His Writings
37. Succession Of Bishops
38. Domitian's Persecution And Jesus' Relatives
39. Bishops
40. A Narrative About John
41. John's Writings
42. Canonical And Noncanonical Writings
43. Menander The Charlatan
44. The Ebionites Corentus And Nikolaus
45. Apostles Who Married
46. The Deaths Of John And Phillip
47. The Martyrdom Of Simeon
48. Trajan Halts Hunting Of Christians
49. Succession Of Bishops
50. Ignatius Of Antioch
51. Evangelist Missionaries
52. The Writings Of Clement
53. The Writings Of Papias
54. Eusebius' Sources
55. Book 4
56. Jewish Revolts
57. Hadrian, Quadratus, And Aristides
58. Bishops At Rome, Alexandria, And Jerusalem
59. The Bar Kokhba Revolt
60. The Gnostics
61. Church Writers Of The Period
62. Bishops And Heretics
63. Justin Martyr And Antoninus Pius
64. Polycarp Of Smyrna
65. From Book 3 Of Irenaeus' "Against Heresies"
66. Justin The Martyr
67. Martyrs Named By Justin
68. Justin's Writings
69. Bishops And Hegesippus
70. Bishop Dionysius Of Corinth
71. Bishop Theophilus Of Antioch
72. Phillip, Modestus, And Melito Of Sardis
73. Apollinarius, Musanus, Tatian
74. Bardesanes The Syrian
75. Defenders And Defamers Of The Faith
76. Book 5
77. Martyrs In Gaul
78. Rehabilitating The Lapsed
79. The Revelation To Attalus The Martyr
80. The Martyrs Commend Irenaeus
81. Christian Prayers Bring Rain
82. The Bishops Of Rome
83. Irenaeus On Holy Scripture
84. Miraculous Powers Continue
85. Pantaenus Of Alexandria
86. Clement Of Alexandria
87. Bishops Of Jerusalem
88. Rhodo Vs Marcion
89. False Prophets And Schism
90. Montanus And The Phrygian Heresy
91. Miltiades Versus The Montanists
92. Apollonius Verus The Montanists
93. Serapian Vs The Montanists
94. Irenaeus And The Roman Schismatics
95. The Martyrdom Of Apollonius
96. The Succession Of Bishops
97. The Controversy Over Easter
98. The Works Of Irenaeus And His Contemporaries
99. The Heresy Of Artemon And Theodotus
100. Christian Agonies And Arguments
101. Book 6
102. Origen's Youth
103. Student Martyrs
104. Clement Of Alexandria And Jude
105. Origen's Orchiectomy
106. Bishops Narcissus And Alexander
107. Serapian Of Antioch
108. Clement Of Alexandria
109. Origen's Scholarship On Scripture
110. Origen And Heretics
111. Opinions On Origen
112. Writers, Bishops, Emperors
113. Origen's Commentaries At Alexandria
114. Origen And The Bishops
115. Persecution Under Maximinus Thracian
116. Fabian And The Dove
117. Origen's Other Students
118. Julius Africanus
119. Origen's Commentaries At Caesarea
120. The Error Of Beryllus
121. Phillip, A Christian Emperor
122. Mature Writings Of Origen
123. Arab Error, Helkesaite Heresy
124. The Persecution Under Decius
125. Bishop Dionysius
126. The Martyrs Of Alexandria
127. The Heresy Of Novatian
128. Dionysius Unrepentance
129. Other Letters Of Dionysius
130. Eusebius's Horizons
131. Book 7
132. The Folly Of Gallus
133. Re-Baptism Of Former Heretics, Sabellianism
134. Dionysius On Other Heretics
135. The Persecution Of Valerian
136. Martyrdoms At Caesarea
137. Gallienus Ends The Persecution
138. Marinus And Asterius At Caesarea
139. The Statue Of Jesus
140. The Throne Of Bishop James
141. Strife And Plague At Alexandria
142. The Success Of Gallienus
143. The Schism Of Nepos
144. The Revelation Of John
145. Letters Of Dionysius
146. Paul Of Samosata
147. The Synod Of Antioch
148. Paul's Excommunication
149. The Manichean Heresy
150. Contemporary Churchmen
151. Leaders In Laodicea, Caesarea, Jerusalem, And Alexandria
152. Dionysius Of Alexandria
153. Book 8
154. The Growth Of Christianity
155. The Destruction Of Churches
156. Ordeals And Martyrs
157. The First Martyrs In Asia Minor
158. Martyrs In Phoenicia
159. Martyrs In Egypt
160. Phileas On Martyrdoms In Alexandria
161. Martyrs In Asia Minor, Syria, And Elsewhere
162. Churchmen Proved Through Blood
163. Diocletian, Constantius Chlorus, And Constantine
164. Maxentius
165. Maximin Daia
166. Civil War
167. The End Of Persecution
168. The Imperial Recantation
169. Appendix To Book 8
170. The Four Emperors
171. Book 9
172. Maximin's Renewed Repression
173. New Martyrdoms
174. Famine, Plague, And War
175. The Death Of The Tyrants
176. The Fate Of Maximin
177. The End Of The Enemies
178. The End Of Persecution?
179. Book 10
180. Restoration Of The Churches
181. Church Dedications Everywhere
182. Imperial Decrees
183. The Folly And Fate Of Licinius
184. Constantine Victorious
185. Eusebius And Constantine
186. Appendix 1