Eusebius The History Of The Church Summary

Eusebius was a Roman and a Christian who wrote a historical book about the beginning of Christianity up to the time of the first Christian emperor, Constantine (Matthews & Platt, 2014, p. 183). The book entitled The History of the Church covers many historical accounts of events that are important to the Christian faith, including the persecutions of Peter and Paul, the destruction of churches by Diocletian, the martyrdom of faithful followers, and the end of Christian persecution when Constantine became a follower of Christ. First, from an excerpt from The History of the Church, Eusebius writes about Emperor Nero’s many atrocities against his own family and political rivals that culminated with his persecution of Christians across the Roman Empire. Eusebius indicates that Nero ordered the beheading of Paul the Apostle and the crucifixion of Peter, the founder of the Catholic Church through Christ and this evil lead to a strengthening of the church.
185). According to Eusebius, some individuals renounced their faith quickly, but those who were steadfast met many different tortures. Some were beaten and left for dead while others had false witness spoken against them. Even some of the soldiers were put to death for not renouncing their faith. Eusebius declares that the cautious nature of the persecutors helped to bring about even more declarations of faith so that martyrs were found in every city and region of the empire (Matthews & Platt, 2014,