Eusebius of Caesarea against paganism / / Aryeh Kofsky.

• Superior document: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series ; Volume 3
• VerfasserIn: Kofsky, Arieh,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; Volume 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Dealing with the subject of apologetics and polemics against the pagans in Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 260-340), this volume discusses his response to the vigorous political, cultural and religious campaign launched against Christianity in his time. The first part of the book examines the background for Eusebius' apologetic enterprise and his early apologetic writings. The second and main part of the study analyzes major topics in Eusebius' great two-part apologetic work, the Praeparatio Evangelica and the Demonstratio Evangelica , such as the concept of Christian prehistory, prophecy and miracles. The last part deals with Eusebius' tactics and rhetoric and the place of Porphyry - the outstanding pagan polemicist against Christianity - in Eusebius' work. This part closes with a discussion of Eusebius' final apologetic statement in his work The Theophany , reflecting already the recent triumph of Christianity. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Background -- Apologetics and Polemics in Non-Apologetic and Early Apologetic-Polemical Works -- Praeparatio Evangelica and Demonstratio Evangelica – A Single Apologetic-Polemical Enterprise -- The Concept ef Christian Prehistory – A Central Axis ef the Polemic -- Prophecy in the Service ef Polemics -- Miracles: A Major Subject in Eusebius’ Polemics -- Minor Apologetic-Polemical Arguments and Issues -- Tactics, Rhetoric, and the Role of Porphyry in the Dual Composition -- The Theophany: The Final Apologetic Statement -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index Of Sources.