The Proof of the Gospel: Being the Demonstratio Evangelica of Eusebius of Cæsarea

by Eusebius

Publishers:

SPCK; Macmillan Co.

, 1920

Overview

Eusebius of Caesarea’s Demonstratio Evangelica or “Proof of the Gospel” is an apologetic and dogmatic work of which only a fragment remains. In this translation by William John Ferrar, Eusebius examines the person of Jesus Christ, and attempts to “convey the exact knowledge . . . of God’s mysterious dispensation in regard to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”

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Key Features

• Offers a translation that focuses on the person of Jesus Christ
• Presents the fragments of the original text that are still available
• Honors the original work through its meticulous translation

Contents

Top Highlights

“Who is also thy God’—so that the Anointer, being the Supreme God, is far above the Anointed, He being God in a different sense.” (Volume 1, Page 202)

“For it means ‘a watch-tower.’¹ [b] And in so far as such a man remains calm and free from passion, you could call him Jerusalem—for Jerusalem means ‘Vision of Peace.’” (Volume 2, Page 46)

“the teaching of the Hebrews shews that the true Christ of God possesses a divine nature higher than humanity” (Volume 1, Page 197)

“but with the spiritual and divine anointing of His Father’s Divinity, conferred not by man but by the Father” (Volume 1, Page 196)

“Moses again went through the midst of the sea, and led the people; for Scripture says:” (Volume 1, Page 106)

Product Details

• Title: The Proof of the Gospel: Being the Demonstratio Evangelica of Eusebius of Cæsarea
• Author: Eusebius
• Series: Translations of Christian Literature: Series I: Greek Texts
• Publishers: SPCK, Macmillan Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1920
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 288
• Era: era:nicene
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Apologetics › Early works to 1800; Judaism › Controversial literature
• Resource ID: LLS:PROOFGOSPEL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:40:14Z

About Eusebius

Eusebius of Caesarea (c. AD 263–339) also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon. He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text.