Early Alexandrian Christianity

Nearly everything that is recorded about the early history of Alexandrian Christianity lies in the Church History of Eusebius. Many Alexandrian theological writings are preserved, but as might be expected they cast little light on historical events. Now the basic difficulty with Eusebius' work...

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Published in:Church history
Main Author: Grant, Robert McQueen 1917-2014 (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1971]
In: Church history
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Nearly everything that is recorded about the early history of Alexandrian Christianity lies in the Church History of Eusebius. Many Alexandrian theological writings are preserved, but as might be expected they cast little light on historical events. Now the basic difficulty with Eusebius' work is that it has to be classified as “official history.” It therefore contains a judicious mixture of authentic record with a good deal of suppression of fact and occasional outright lies. He wrote it in defence of himself and his friends and their outlook toward the nascent imperial church establishment under God's messenger Constantine.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3162366