Reviews for Ecclesiastical History, I: Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library), Vol. 1

The average rating for Ecclesiastical History, I: Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library), Vol. 1 based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-07-31 00:00:00 anthony Garrelts Lots of really good information about early Christianity is contained in this including their early migration to Pella in the first persecution even before Nero. We have, nearby Pella, lately uncovered the earliest Christian Church known to archeology (Dura Europa, which seems to have been an eclectic of many culture's religious traditions concentrated and shows a picture of Mary Magdalene), in confirmation of this work. This writing shows there were 7 (truly 9) waves of persecution against the Eclectic People of the Way and their Seers ("Esoteric Christianity") before it became it's reverse from 320 AD to present. By it's reverse I am referring, of course, to Constantinian, Exoteric Christianity that kicks out both the Lion and the innocent dove in one and replaces them with the passive victim bird and the sadist 'teach you a lessonism' wolf - but that is another story. This book is the story of Christianity before it became that. It is not written by a self initiated one into the Way of esoteric Christianity so it is of limited value, but still very helpful for unravelling just what really happened back then.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-02-18 00:00:00 Bradley Calcaterra I gave this book five stars for content, but I confess it's a difficult read at times. The language is antiquated, Eusebius made assumptions about what we would know (meaning at times understanding his writing requires context he didn't include). To help, I did a summary podcast series on this 450 page whopper. I tried to embed the player for your convenience, but it didn't work, so here is the link, if you'd like to listen. My summary is both entertaining and packed with revelation: