Christianity and the Transformation of the Book
Douban
Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea
Anthony Grafton / Megan Williams
overview
When early Christians began to study the Bible, and to write their own history and that of the Jews whom they claimed to supersede, they used scholarly methods invented by the librarians and literary critics of Hellenistic Alexandria. But Origen and Eusebius, two scholars of late Roman Caesarea, produced new kinds of books, in which parallel columns made possible critical comparisons previously unenvisioned.
contents
Preface
Cast of Characters
Introduction: Scholars, Books, and Libraries in the Christian Tradition
1. Origen at Caesarea: A Christian Philosopher among his Books
2. Origen's Hexapla: Scholarship, Culture, and Power
3. Eusebius's Chronicle: History Made Visible
4. Eusebius at Caesarea: A Christian Impresario of the Codex Coda: Caesarea in History and Tradition
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index