A History of the Church in Five Books by Theodoret

by Theodoret of Cyrus

— A Classic — Includes Active Table of Contents — Includes Religious IllustrationsWhen artists paint on panels and on walls the events of ancient history, they alike delight the eye, and keep bright for many a year the memory of the past. Historians substitute books for panels, bright description for pigments, and thus render the memory of past events both stronger and more permanent, for the painter’s art is ruined by time. For this reason I too shall attempt to record in writing events in ecclesiastical history hitherto omitted, deeming it indeed not right to look on without an effort while oblivion robs noble deeds and useful stories of their due fame. For this cause too I have been frequently urged by friends to undertake this work. But when I compare my own powers with the magnitude of the undertaking, I shrink from attempting it. Trusting, however, in the bounty of the Giver of all good, I enter upon a task beyond my own strength.Aeterna Press

Genres: History

Paperback

First published September 27, 2015

Reviews

[Etienne OMNES · Rating 5 out of 5]

L'histoire ecclésiastique de Théodoret est une des "histoires ecclésiastiques" du 4e siècle qui raconte les mêmes évènements que Sozomène ou Socrate le scolastique, mais du point de vue de l'évêque chypriote Théodoret, de l'école d'Antioche.

Il y a moins de détails que chez Sozomène, mais une bien meilleure qualité littéraire et quelque chose de plus narratif et épique que les autres. Il y a notamment quelques élisions qui fait que nous avons moins de détails, mais un meilleur rythme. Probablement la plus facile à lire des trois.

En tout cas, j'aime beaucoup Théodoret comme auteur: il a une écriture virile et concise qui est agréable après les chantourneries d'avocat de Sozomène et Socrate.

[Jacob Lehman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Complex analysis of Christ's nature. I'm always amazed by the energy and rigor that these early religous scholars put into such abstract questions.

Fuller reaction in the context of my reading project here: https://jacobklehman.com/2018/11/24/m...