The Church History

By: Eusebius, Paul L. Maier - translator, Paul L. Maier - commentary by

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Often called the "Father of Church History", Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.

This audiobook edition includes Paul L. Maier's clear and precise translation, historical commentary on each book in The Church History, and numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs. These features promise to liberate Eusebius from previous outdated and stilted works, creating a new standard primary resource for listeners interested in the early history of Christianity.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

Public Domain (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Tells a see inspiring truth of Christans

Listening again. The early history of the Church of Jesus Christ is awe inspiring and sensational.

A convenient primer.

While the material is dry, and the narrator does not differentiate well between quotes of Eusebius and commentaries by the author, this is still a worthy primer on church history.

Fascinating & Inspiring

This book was educational, fascinating and inspiring. I will recommend this book to every Christian I know.

Great, Difficult to follow in audio.

The reader is great! But the format makes it difficult to determine if he is reading Eusebius, or commentary by Maier. There’s no heading (e.g “Footnote:…”) and sometimes no break at Al between notes and the text. The extremely long quotes Eusebius uses are difficult enough to keep up with. You get used to it, and can figure it out by the tone of the language, but I was pretty lost for the first third of the book there.

A must read for all Christians in this day and age

A great historical accounting of the early church and the adversities the body had undergone. Every Christian in this century should make reading this book a priority.

excellent history

It's a great book but due to all the quoting of quotes and various footnotes it's easy to get lost in what's being read. A printed version to reference is a must.

Heartbreakingly thorough

An incredible, sometimes first-hand, account of the earliest times in the Church following the Crucifixion of Christ. I was shocked and humbled to learn the breadth of persecution that took place. Eusebius records names, dates, methods...I was not prepared for such detail, having been taught very little about the extent of persecution. It is a sobering history that reveals that today's Christian got here on the bones of real faith.

Great work ruined by poor footnote distinction

It would have been really easy to make a distinction between footnotes and the main text, simply by having two different narrators with distinct voices, or some sound cues to mark the beginning and end of a footnote. The way it is, listening becomes very burdensome, cause I'm always having to make a strong effort to notice the difference. Noticing it is pretty important, since it affects how one understands the historical information being conveyed. I'm baffled by how the producers could miss such an obvious problem.

Great book and great reader

John has done a fantastic job! He is my favorite reader and I will look for him in other audiobooks.

Christianity at its beginnings

I don’t know if the translation is better or worse than others, however, this book gives a huge insight into the beginnings of Christianity. It’s a book that must be listened to more than once. For me, listening to this book was revelatory.