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History of the Church (The Fathers of the Church 133) by Amidon, Philip R.; Caesariensis Eusebius; Aquileiensis Rufinus is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Rufinus of Aquileia's History of the Church, published in 402 or 403, is a translation and continuation of that of Eusebius of Caesarea. Eusebius's history tells the story of Christianity from its beginning down to the year 325; Rufinus carries the story forward to , the year of the death of Theodosius I. Rufinus demonstrates both a superb understanding of Eusebius's text and a tendency to translate it freely or even to misrepresent it when he judges that it does not do justice to the unity of faith and order which he is convinced is an essential element of the church's constitution. He excises and rewrites passages liberally, but he retains in his translation Eusebius's revolutionary citation of sources, a historiographical method which would eventually prove so fruitful in the literature of the Latin church. Despite the changes he felt he had to make in his translation, he was deeply influenced by Eusebius's original when he composed his continuation. Just as Eusebius begins with a statement of Christian faith and a demonstration of its existence beyond the bounds of the Roman empire, continues with the story of its mission, persecution, divisions, and salvation despite its depri

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Author

Amidon, Philip R.; Caesariensis Eusebius; Aquileiensis Rufinus

Publisher

The Catholic University of America Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813229911

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Religion, Christian