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The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11

Rufinus of Aquilea author Philip R Amidon editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:6th Nov '97

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The Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia, Books 10 and 11 cover

Amidon offers the first English translation of Books 10 and 11 of Rufinus' Church History. Books 1-9 comprise a Latin translation of Eusebius' history. Books 10 and 11 are Rufinus' own continuation, covering the period 325-395. As the first Latin church history, this work exerted great influence over the subsequent scholarship of the Western Church.

The translation reads well and the notes are outstanding; and the introduction provides a nice survey of scholarship on the History. There is also an up-to-date bibliography and index. All in all, a very useful and most welcome volume * Religious Studies Review *
The translation is excellent--accurate, of course, but more: graceful, and rather colloquial. The translator has managed to avoid the stilted quality of many translations of works from this period....The notes to the translation are also excellent--very informative on historical and doctrinal matters. * Elizabeth Clark, Duke University *
Father Amidon has provided a lively and accurate translation of Books 10 and 11 of the Church History ... The notes are scholarly and well-researched ... this is a handy and exceptionally well informed edition of a valuable ... contemporary record of the period from Nicaea to the death of Theodosius I. * The Expository Times *
'...deserves a warm welcome...' * The Expository Times *

ISBN: 9780195110319

Dimensions: 150mm x 224mm x 18mm

Weight: 327g

160 pages