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Praeparatio Evangelica (The Preparation of the Gospel)

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Praeparatio Evangelica (The Preparation of the Gospel)

Eusebius of Caesarea · c. 313-320 AD

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Eusebius's great apologetic work demonstrating how Greek philosophy prepared the way for the Gospel.

Table of Contents

1BOOK I 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 2BOOK II 1PREFACE 2CHAPTER I 3CHAPTER II 4CHAPTER III 5CHAPTER IV 6CHAPTER V.7CHAPTER VI 8CHAPTER VII.9CHAPTER VIII 3BOOK III 1PREFACE 2CHAPTER I 3CHAPTER II 4CHAPTER III 5CHAPTER IV 6CHAPTER V 7CHAPTER VI 8CHAPTER VII 9CHAPTER VIII 10CHAPTER IX 11CHAPTER X 12CHAPTER XI 13CHAPTER XII 14CHAPTER XIII 15CHAPTER XIV 16CHAPTER XV 17CHAPTER XVI 18CHAPTER XVII 4BOOK IV 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 23CHAPTER XXIII 5BOOK V 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 23CHAPTER XXIII 24CHAPTER XXIV 25CHAPTER XXV 26CHAPTER XXVI 27CHAPTER XXVII 28CHAPTER XXVIII 29CHAPTER XXIX 30CHAPTER XXX 31CHAPTER XXXI 32CHAPTER XXXII 33CHAPTER XXXIII 34CHAPTER XXXIV 35CHAPTER XXXV 36CHAPTER XXXVI 6BOOK VI 1PREFACE 2CHAPTER I 3CHAPTER II 4CHAPTER III 5CHAPTER IV 6CHAPTER V 7CHAPTER VI 8CHAPTER VII 9CHAPTER VIII 10CHAPTER IX 11CHAPTER X 12CHAPTER XI 7BOOK VII 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 8BOOK VIII 1PREFACE 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 9BOOK IX 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 23CHAPTER XXIII 24CHAPTER XXIV 25CHAPTER XXV 26CHAPTER XXVI 27CHAPTER XXVII 28CHAPTER XXVIII 29CHAPTER XXIX 30CHAPTER XXX 31CHAPTER XXXI 32CHAPTER XXXIII 33CHAPTER XXXV 34CHAPTER XXXVI 35CHAPTER XXXVII 36CHAPTER XXXVIII 37CHAPTER XXXIX 38CHAPTER XL 39CHAPTER XLI 40CHAPTER XLII 10BOOK X 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 11BOOK XI 1PREFACE CONCERNING THE ARGUMENT 2CHAPTER I 3CHAPTER II 4CHAPTER III 5CHAPTER IV 6CHAPTER V 7CHAPTER VI 8CHAPTER VII 9CHAPTER VIII 10CHAPTER IX 11CHAPTER X 12CHAPTER XI 13CHAPTER XII 14CHAPTER XIII 15CHAPTER XIV 16CHAPTER XV 17CHAPTER XVI 18CHAPTER XVII 19CHAPTER XVIII 20CHAPTER XIX 21CHAPTER XX 22CHAPTER XXI 23CHAPTER XXII 24CHAPTER XXIII 25CHAPTER XXIV 26CHAPTER XXV 27CHAPTER XXVI 28CHAPTER XXVII 29CHAPTER XXVIII 30CHAPTER XXIX 31CHAPTER XXX 32CHAPTER XXXI 33CHAPTER XXXII 34CHAPTER XXXIII 35CHAPTER XXXIV 36CHAPTER XXXV 37CHAPTER XXXVI 38CHAPTER XXXVII 39CHAPTER XXXVIII 12BOOK XII 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 23CHAPTER XXIII 24CHAPTER XXIV 25CHAPTER XXV 26CHAPTER XXVI 27CHAPTER XXVII 28CHAPTER XXVIII 29CHAPTER XXIX 30CHAPTER XXX 31CHAPTER XXXI 32CHAPTER XXXII 33CHAPTER XXXIII 34CHAPTER XXXIV 35CHAPTER XXXV 36CHAPTER XXXVI 37CHAPTER XXXVII 38CHAPTER XXXVIII 39CHAPTER XXXIX 40CHAPTER XL 41CHAPTER XLI 42CHAPTER XLII 43CHAPTER XLIII 44CHAPTER XLIV 45CHAPTER XLV 46CHAPTER XLVI 47CHAPTER XLVII 48CHAPTER XLVIII 49CHAPTER XLIX 50CHAPTER L 51CHAPTER LI 52CHAPTER LII 13BOOK XIII 1PREFACE 2CHAPTER I 3CHAPTER II 4CHAPTER III 5CHAPTER IV 6CHAPTER V 7CHAPTER VI 8CHAPTER VII 9CHAPTER VIII 10CHAPTER IX 11CHAPTER X 12CHAPTER XI 13CHAPTER XII 14CHAPTER XIII 15CHAPTER XIV 16CHAPTER XV 17CHAPTER, XVI 18CHAPTER XVII 19CHAPTER XVIII 20CHAPTER XIX 21CHAPTER XXI 14BOOK XIV 1CHAPTER I 2CHAPTER II 3CHAPTER III 4CHAPTER IV 5CHAPTER V 6CHAPTER VI 7CHAPTER VII 8CHAPTER VIII 9CHAPTER IX 10CHAPTER X 11CHAPTER XI 12CHAPTER XII 13CHAPTER XIII 14CHAPTER XIV 15CHAPTER XV 16CHAPTER XVI 17CHAPTER XVII 18CHAPTER XVIII 19CHAPTER XIX 20CHAPTER XX 21CHAPTER XXI 22CHAPTER XXII 23CHAPTER XXIII 24CHAPTER XXIV 25CHAPTER XXV 26CHAPTER XXVI 27CHAPTER XXVII 15BOOK XV 1CHAPTER II 2CHAPTER III 3CHAPTER IV 4CHAPTER V 5CHAPTER VI 6CHAPTER VII 7CHAPTER VIII 8CHAPTER IX 9CHAPTER X 10CHAPTER XI 11CHAPTER XII 12CHAPTER XIII 13CHAPTER XIV 14CHAPTER XV 15CHAPTER XVI 16CHAPTER XVII 17CHAPTER XVIII 18CHAPTER XIX 19CHAPTER XX 20CHAPTER XXI 21CHAPTER XXII 22CHAPTER XXIII — OF THE SUN.23CHAPTER XXIV — OF THE SUN'S MAGNITUDE.24CHAPTER XXV — OF THE SHAPE OF THE SUN.25CHAPTER XXVI — OF THE MOON.26CHAPTER XXVII — OF THE MOON'S MAGNITUDE.27CHAPTER XXVIII — OF THE MOON'S SHAPE.28CHAPTER XXIX — OF THE MOON'S ILLUMINATION.29CHAPTER XXX — WHAT IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PLANETS AND FIXED STARS?30CHAPTER XXXI — OF THE SHAPE OF THE STARS.31CHAPTER XXXII — HOW THE WORLD WAS CONSTRUCTED.32CHAPTER XXXIII — WHETHER THE ALL IS ONE.33CHAPTER XXXIV — WHETHER THE WORLD HAS A SOUL, AND IS ADMINISTERED BY PROVIDENCE.34CHAPTER XXXV — WHETHER THE WORLD IS IMPERISHABLE.35CHAPTER XXXVI — FROM WHAT SOURCE THE WORLD IS SUSTAINED.36CHAPTER XXXVII — FROM WHAT MATERIAL FIRST GOD BEGAN TO FORM THE WORLD.37CHAPTER XXXVIII — OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE WORLD.38CHAPTER XXXIX — WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE INCLINATION OF THE WORLD.39CHAPTER XL — OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE WORLD, WHETHER IT IS A VACUUM.40CHAPTER XLI — WHICH ARE THE RIGHT AND WHICH THE LEFT SIDES OF THE WORLD.41CHAPTER XLII — OF THE HEAVEN; WHAT IS ITS SUBSTANCE.42CHAPTER XLIII — OF DAEMONS AND HEROES.43CHAPTER XLIV — OF MATTER.44CHAPTER XLV — OF THE IDEA.45CHAPTER XLVI — OF THE ORDER OF THE STARS.46CHAPTER XLVII — OF THE COURSE AND MOTION OF THE STARS.47CHAPTER XLVIII — WHENCE THE STARS RECEIVE THEIR LIGHT.48CHAPTER XLIX — OF THE SO-CALLED DIOSCURI.49CHAPTER L — OF AN ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.50CHAPTER LI — OF AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.51CHAPTER LII — OF THE MOON'S ASPECT, AND WHY IT HAS AN EARTHLIKE APPEARANCE.52CHAPTER LIII — OF THE MOON'S DISTANCES.53CHAPTER LIV — OF YEARS.54CHAPTER LV — OF THE EARTH.55CHAPTER LVI — OF THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH.56CHAPTER LVII — OF THE POSITION OF THE EARTH.57CHAPTER LVIII — OF THE EARTH'S MOTION.58CHAPTER LIX — OF THE SEA, HOW IT WAS COMPOSED, AND WHY IT IS SALT.59CHAPTER LX — OF THE PARTS OF THE SOUL.60CHAPTER LXI — OF THE EXILING FACULTY.61CHAPTER LXII