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The Church History (Greek: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία; Latin: Historia Ecclesiastica or Historia Ecclesiae) of Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea was a 4th-century pioneer work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century. It was written in Koine Greek, and survives also in Latin, Syriac and Armenian manuscripts.
00:00:00 Book VII
00:00:31 Chapter 1. The Wickedness of Decius and Gallus.
00:01:26 Chapter 2. The Bishops of Rome in those Times.
00:02:07 Chapter 3. Cyprian, and the Bishops with him, first taught that it was necessary to purify by Baptism those converted from Heresy.
00:02:33 Chapter 4. The Epistles which Dionysius wrote on this Subject.
00:02:55 Chapter 5. The Peace following the Persecution.
00:05:33 Chapter 6. The Heresy of Sabellius.
00:06:28 Chapter 7. The Abominable Error of the Heretics; the Divine Vision of Dionysius; and the Ecclesiastical Canon which he received.
00:09:39 Chapter 8. The Heterodoxy of Novatus.
00:10:22 Chapter 9. The Ungodly Baptism of the Heretics.
00:13:17 Chapter 10. Valerian and the Persecution under him.
00:17:57 Chapter 11. The Events which happened at this Time to Dionysius and those in Egypt.
00:30:22 Chapter 12. The Martyrs in Cæsarea in Palestine.
00:31:33 Chapter 13. The Peace under Gallienus.
00:33:10 Chapter 14. The Bishops that flourished at that Time.
00:34:11 Chapter 15. The Martyrdom of Marinus at Cæsarea.
00:36:39 Chapter 16. Story in Regard to Astyrius.
00:37:24 Chapter 17. The Signs at Paneas of the Great Might of our Saviour.
00:38:35 Chapter 18. The Statue which the Woman with an Issue of Blood erected.
00:40:28 Chapter 19. The Episcopal Chair of James.
00:41:04 Chapter 20. The Festal Epistles of Dionysius, in which he also gives a Paschal Canon.
00:41:51 Chapter 21. The Occurrences at Alexandria.
00:46:22 Chapter 22. The Pestilence which came upon them.
00:51:51 Chapter 23. The Reign of Gallienus.
00:53:48 Chapter 24. Nepos and his Schism.
00:58:47 Chapter 25. The Apocalypse of John.
01:11:15 Chapter 26. The Epistles of Dionysius.
01:12:36 Chapter 27. Paul of Samosata, and the Heresy introduced by him at Antioch.
01:13:33 Chapter 28. The Illustrious Bishops of that Time.
01:14:15 Chapter 29. Paul, having been refuted by Malchion, a Presbyter from the Sophists, was excommunicated.
01:16:13 Chapter 30. The Epistle of the Bishops against Paul.
01:28:23 Chapter 31. The Perversive Heresy of the Manicheans which began at this Time.
01:29:47 Chapter 32. The Distinguished Ecclesiastics of our Day, and which of them survived until the Destruction of the Churches.
The Church History (Greek: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία; Latin: Historia Ecclesiastica or Historia Ecclesiae) of Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea was a 4th-century pioneer work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century. It was written in Koine Greek, and survives also in Latin, Syriac and Armenian manuscripts.
00:00:00 Book VII
00:00:31 Chapter 1. The Wickedness of Decius and Gallus.
00:01:26 Chapter 2. The Bishops of Rome in those Times.
00:02:07 Chapter 3. Cyprian, and the Bishops with him, first taught that it was necessary to purify by Baptism those converted from Heresy.
00:02:33 Chapter 4. The Epistles which Dionysius wrote on this Subject.
00:02:55 Chapter 5. The Peace following the Persecution.
00:05:33 Chapter 6. The Heresy of Sabellius.
00:06:28 Chapter 7. The Abominable Error of the Heretics; the Divine Vision of Dionysius; and the Ecclesiastical Canon which he received.
00:09:39 Chapter 8. The Heterodoxy of Novatus.
00:10:22 Chapter 9. The Ungodly Baptism of the Heretics.
00:13:17 Chapter 10. Valerian and the Persecution under him.
00:17:57 Chapter 11. The Events which happened at this Time to Dionysius and those in Egypt.
00:30:22 Chapter 12. The Martyrs in Cæsarea in Palestine.
00:31:33 Chapter 13. The Peace under Gallienus.
00:33:10 Chapter 14. The Bishops that flourished at that Time.
00:34:11 Chapter 15. The Martyrdom of Marinus at Cæsarea.
00:36:39 Chapter 16. Story in Regard to Astyrius.
00:37:24 Chapter 17. The Signs at Paneas of the Great Might of our Saviour.
00:38:35 Chapter 18. The Statue which the Woman with an Issue of Blood erected.
00:40:28 Chapter 19. The Episcopal Chair of James.
00:41:04 Chapter 20. The Festal Epistles of Dionysius, in which he also gives a Paschal Canon.
00:41:51 Chapter 21. The Occurrences at Alexandria.
00:46:22 Chapter 22. The Pestilence which came upon them.
00:51:51 Chapter 23. The Reign of Gallienus.
00:53:48 Chapter 24. Nepos and his Schism.
00:58:47 Chapter 25. The Apocalypse of John.
01:11:15 Chapter 26. The Epistles of Dionysius.
01:12:36 Chapter 27. Paul of Samosata, and the Heresy introduced by him at Antioch.
01:13:33 Chapter 28. The Illustrious Bishops of that Time.
01:14:15 Chapter 29. Paul, having been refuted by Malchion, a Presbyter from the Sophists, was excommunicated.
01:16:13 Chapter 30. The Epistle of the Bishops against Paul.
01:28:23 Chapter 31. The Perversive Heresy of the Manicheans which began at this Time.
01:29:47 Chapter 32. The Distinguished Ecclesiastics of our Day, and which of them survived until the Destruction of the Churches.
