Download or read book The Library of Eusebius of Caesarea written by Andrew Carriker and published by Vigiliae Christianae, Suppleme. This book was released on 2003 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation When Eusebius (260-340) was bishop of Caesarea Maritima in Palestine, he drew materials for his scholarship from the library founded a century earlier by Origen (185-254) to support his own biblical criticism and teaching. Carriker says the library was important not only for its Christian and Jewish texts, but also for its collection of Greek literature, primarily philosophical and historical works. No physical remains or catalogue survives, so he sifts clues from four of Eusebius' many works to identify philosophy, poetry and oratory, history, Jewish literature, Christian literature and documents, and contemporary documents the library might have contained. The study is revised from his 1999 dissertation in history for Columbia University. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).