{"id":38487,"date":"2017-02-27T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=38487"},"modified":"2017-03-05T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T20:27:50","slug":"podcast-173-eusebius-of-caesarea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-173-eusebius-of-caesarea\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 173 &#8211; Eusebius of Caesarea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8971\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-38487-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities173.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities173.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities173.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities173.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=38487-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities173.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities173.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-38488\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eusebius_of_Caesarea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eusebius_of_Caesarea.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eusebius_of_Caesarea-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><strong>Why did Eusebius have to submit his own creed<\/strong> at the famous council of Nicea in 325? And why is he mostly remembered as a <strong>church historian<\/strong> today, even though he also wrote massive works of apologetics and theology? Was he, as is sometimes said, an <strong>&#8220;Arian&#8221;?<\/strong> How does he understand <strong>God and his Son<\/strong>, and why does he distinguish the man <strong>Jesus<\/strong> from the eternal <strong>Christ<\/strong> (the &#8220;Word&#8221; of John 1)?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we meet and hear from this famous and influential 3rd and 4th century Christian leader, and we&#8217;ll answer all of the above questions. We&#8217;ll also hear about mentor Pamphilus, his Origenist inheritance, and his agreement with a <strong>Platonic scheme<\/strong> for understanding divine transcendence and divine providence. \u00a0You&#8217;ll also learn about the <strong><em>other<\/em> <\/strong>famous synod\/council of bishops that met in 325!\u00a0[spp-tweet tweet=&#8221;What did the famous historian Eusebius believe about Jesus and God?&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: I say here that the Arian controversy broke out in the early 320s, but it is really dated some time between 314-8 &#8211; really getting going when the bishop Alexander deposes and excommunicates Arius and co. c. 318-9.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourthcentury.com\/index.php\/urkunde-18\">Letter of the Synod of Antioch (325)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/030017862X\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-38491\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beeley-Unity-of-Christ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beeley-Unity-of-Christ.jpg 236w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beeley-Unity-of-Christ-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/082543307X\"><em>Eusebius: The Church History<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher Beeley,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/030017862X\">The Unity of Christ: Continuity and Conflict in Patristic Tradition<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B009JBPWWW\">kindle<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0801039711\">A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"podcast 107 \u2013 Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages \u2013 part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-107-dr-robert-m-bowman-jr-on-triadic-new-testament-passages-part-1\/\">podcast 107 \u2013 Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages \u2013 part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-108-dr-robert-m-bowman-jr-on-triadic-new-testament-passages-part-2\/\">podcast 108 \u2013 Dr. Robert M. 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