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The Media Revolution of Early Christianity: An Essay on Eusebius's "Ecclesiastical History" [Paperback]

Doron Mendels (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1999

Respected historian Doron Mendels poses a daring new theory that Eusebius's monumental ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY (325 C.E.) was meant to serve as a publicity tool to further the cause of early Christianity. Reading THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY through the lenses of modern media studies, Mendels argues that Eusebius viewed the spread of Christianity as a media revolution and invented a new type of history writing, "media history," to promote it. By carefully examining Eusebius's methods, Mendels shows that Eusebius worked much like modern journalists do in selecting, shaping, and presenting stories for popular consumption.

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Product Details

Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; 1ST edition (July 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802846106
ISBN-13: 978-0802846105
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,612,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In his Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea describes the propagation of early Christianity by means of a media revolution. Read the first page

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2 books cite this book:

Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica (Oxford Early Christian Studies) by Aaron P. Johnson on page 214, and Back Matter
The Pesharim and Qumran History: Chaos or Consensus? by Mr. James H. Charlesworth on page 115

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