Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 260–339). Bishop of Caesarea; church historian and apologist (not Eusebius of Nicomedia). Often associated with a subordinating view of the Son in the Arian controversy; his anti-modalist treatises include Against Marcellus and On Ecclesiastical Theology.
- Church History c. 312–324 Historia Ecclesiastica Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History, including the rise of the Church and (in the later books) the Arian controversy and the Council of Nicaea.
- Life of Constantine c. 337–339 Vita Constantini Eusebius’s Life of Constantine, including Nicaea, imperial letters, and the emperor’s dealings with Arius and the churches.
- Proof of the Gospel c. 314–318 Demonstratio Evangelica Eusebius’s Demonstratio Evangelica (Proof of the Gospel): prophetic and Christological demonstration of the Christian faith. Ten books survive of the original twenty.
- Preparation for the Gospel c. 313–324 Praeparatio Evangelica Eusebius’s Praeparatio Evangelica: fifteen books preparing Gentile readers for the Gospel, surveying pagan theology and philosophy and the Hebrew scriptures.
- Theophania c. 324–337 Theophania Eusebius On the Theophania (Divine Manifestation of Christ). Complete in Syriac; English from Samuel Lee’s 1843 translation of the Syriac.
- On Ecclesiastical Theology c. 337–339 De ecclesiastica theologia Eusebius’s systematic treatise against Marcellus of Ancyra, setting out his account of Father, Son, and Spirit. Study English translation from the Klostermann Greek text.