Saint Pamphilus (Greek:Πάμφιλος; latter half of the 3rd century – February 16, 309), was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among Catholic biblical scholars of his generation. He was the friend and teacher of Eusebius of Caesarea, who recorded details of his career in a three-book Vita that has been lost.
Biography
Eusebius' Martyrs of Palestine attests that Pamphilus was of a rich and honorable family of Beirut. This work also asserts that he gave all his property to the poor and attached himself to the "perfect men". Photius, quotes Pamphilus's Apology for Origen to the effect that Pamphilus went to Alexandria, where his teacher was Pierius, the head of the famous catechetical school there, before settling in Caesarea Maritima, where he was ordained a priest. In Alexandria, Egypt, Pamphilus became devoted to the works of Origen of Alexandria. Photius says that Pamphilus was a Phoenician born at Berytus, and a scholar of Pierius, who collected sacred literature. According to Eusebius, he suffered martyrdom in the third year of the Diocletian persecution, after spending two years in prison. While he was in prison, Pamphilus and Eusebius worked together on five books in defense of Origen.
Caesarea (Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, Kesariya; Arabic:قيسارية, Qaysaria; Greek:Καισάρεια) is a town in Israel located mid-way between Tel Aviv and Haifa (45km), on the Israeli coastal plain near the city of Hadera. Modern Caesarea as of December 2007 had a population of 4,500 people. It is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council. It lies under the jurisdiction of the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
The town was built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BCE as the port city Caesarea Maritima. It served as an administrative center of Judaea Province of the Roman Empire, and later the capital of the Byzantine Palaestina Prima province during the classic period. Following the Muslim conquest in the 7th century, in which it was the last city to fall to the Arabs, the city had an Arab majority until Crusader conquest. It was abandoned after the Mamluk conquest. It was re-populated in 1884 by Bosniak immigrants, who settled in a small fishing village. In 1940, kibbutz Sdot Yam was established next to the village. In February 1948 the village was conquered by a Palmach unit commanded by Yitzhak Rabin, its people already having fled following an attack by the Stern Gang. In 1952, a Jewish town of Caesarea was established near the ruins of the old city, which were made into the national park of Caesarea Maritima.
Pamphilus continued the work of Origen by copying his works for all to read. He was also a careful copyist of the Scriptures, passing them to all.
published: 25 Apr 2020
Pamphilus of Caesarea and Ancient Libraries Forum
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Most significant libraries of the ancient world served several functions, such as depositories of literature and history as well as national archives and sanctuaries for sacred texts. The Ancient Near East was known worldwide for its scholars, and some of their works date prior to the time of Abraham. The documents that influenced early patristic writers, in general, began at the time of the biblical patriarchs and extended through t...
published: 21 Sep 2018
TeTra | Sabrina Inowlocki "Pamphilus of Caesarea and Autography"
TeTra Research Seminar paper | December 1, 2022.
Sabrina Inowlocki (KU Leuven)
•From the Hand of the Slave to the Hand of the Saint: Pamphilus of Caesarea and Autography•
This paper aims to investigate the social, cultural and religious significance of a series of subscriptions attributed to Pamphilus of Caesarea, Eusebius' teacher and companion, and a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions in 310 CE. The most salient feature of these colophons are the many references to autography, that is the fact to write a text in one's own hand. Considering the shift from the invisible hand of the slave copyist in the Roman empire to the self-authentication of the textual work by the "scribe-martyr" Pamphilus, it will focus on questions of authorship, attribution, authentication and textual authori...
published: 03 Dec 2022
History Of The Christian Church, Eusebius Of Caesarea, Part 1 Of 2, Whole Catholic Audiobook
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time.
Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías; ad 260/265 – 339/340), also known as Eusebius Pamphili, was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon and is regarded as an extremely learned Christian of his time.[1] He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text. As "Father of Church History" he produced the Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs.
Of the extensive literary activity of Eus...
published: 09 Oct 2017
Jun 01 Saint Pamphilus - Martyr - 0309 - Caesarea Palestine
From the Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints with reflections for every day in the year, June 1st.
published: 01 Jun 2017
Making Christian History: Eusebius of Caesarea and His Readers
Dr. Michael Hollerich presents the Fall 2021 New Frontiers in Theology lecture.
Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of illegality and occasional persecution, to a new era of tolerance and favor under the Emperor Constantine. In this book, Michael J. Hollerich recovers the reception of this text across time. As he shows, Eusebius adapted classical historical writing for a new “nation,” the Christians, with a distinctive theo-political vision.
Eusebius’s text left its mark on Christian historical writing from late antiquity to the early moder...
published: 15 Oct 2021
Saint of the Day: June 1st - Saint Pamphilus
The Lives of the Saints by the Reverend Alban Butler taken from the fourth edition published in 1954.
published: 01 Jun 2019
Saint Pamphilus, Martyr: Saint of the Day (June 1)
The forum is free to all to attend. The cost of the transcript that we will be discussing is free for website members and $15 for non-members. Members will rec...
The forum is free to all to attend. The cost of the transcript that we will be discussing is free for website members and $15 for non-members. Members will receive an additional email with this transcript. Non-members can purchase the transcript on our website by clicking here.
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Most significant libraries of the ancient world served several functions, such as depositories of literature and history as well as national archives and sanctuaries for sacred texts. The Ancient Near East was known worldwide for its scholars, and some of their works date prior to the time of Abraham. The documents that influenced early patristic writers, in general, began at the time of the biblical patriarchs and extended through the rise of Constantine, roughly 2500 BCE to 350 CE.
The forum is free to all to attend. The cost of the transcript that we will be discussing is free for website members and $15 for non-members. Members will receive an additional email with this transcript. Non-members can purchase the transcript on our website by clicking here.
http://www.didache.com/downloads/pamphilus-of-caesarea-and-ancient-libraries/
Most significant libraries of the ancient world served several functions, such as depositories of literature and history as well as national archives and sanctuaries for sacred texts. The Ancient Near East was known worldwide for its scholars, and some of their works date prior to the time of Abraham. The documents that influenced early patristic writers, in general, began at the time of the biblical patriarchs and extended through the rise of Constantine, roughly 2500 BCE to 350 CE.
TeTra Research Seminar paper | December 1, 2022.
Sabrina Inowlocki (KU Leuven)
•From the Hand of the Slave to the Hand of the Saint: Pamphilus of Caesarea and ...
TeTra Research Seminar paper | December 1, 2022.
Sabrina Inowlocki (KU Leuven)
•From the Hand of the Slave to the Hand of the Saint: Pamphilus of Caesarea and Autography•
This paper aims to investigate the social, cultural and religious significance of a series of subscriptions attributed to Pamphilus of Caesarea, Eusebius' teacher and companion, and a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions in 310 CE. The most salient feature of these colophons are the many references to autography, that is the fact to write a text in one's own hand. Considering the shift from the invisible hand of the slave copyist in the Roman empire to the self-authentication of the textual work by the "scribe-martyr" Pamphilus, it will focus on questions of authorship, attribution, authentication and textual authority.
theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/researchers/00150721
trismegistos.academia.edu/SabrinaInowlocki
TeTra Research Seminar paper | December 1, 2022.
Sabrina Inowlocki (KU Leuven)
•From the Hand of the Slave to the Hand of the Saint: Pamphilus of Caesarea and Autography•
This paper aims to investigate the social, cultural and religious significance of a series of subscriptions attributed to Pamphilus of Caesarea, Eusebius' teacher and companion, and a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions in 310 CE. The most salient feature of these colophons are the many references to autography, that is the fact to write a text in one's own hand. Considering the shift from the invisible hand of the slave copyist in the Roman empire to the self-authentication of the textual work by the "scribe-martyr" Pamphilus, it will focus on questions of authorship, attribution, authentication and textual authority.
theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/researchers/00150721
trismegistos.academia.edu/SabrinaInowlocki
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time.
Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés...
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time.
Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías; ad 260/265 – 339/340), also known as Eusebius Pamphili, was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon and is regarded as an extremely learned Christian of his time.[1] He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text. As "Father of Church History" he produced the Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs.
Of the extensive literary activity of Eusebius, a relatively large portion has been preserved. Although posterity suspected him of Arianism, Eusebius had made himself indispensable by his method of authorship; his comprehensive and careful excerpts from original sources saved his successors the painstaking labor of original research. Hence, much has been preserved, quoted by Eusebius, which otherwise would have been destroyed.
The literary productions of Eusebius reflect on the whole the course of his life. At first, he occupied himself with works on Biblical criticism under the influence of Pamphilus and probably of Dorotheus of Tyre of the School of Antioch. Afterward, the persecutions under Diocletian and Galerius directed his attention to the martyrs of his own time and the past, and this led him to the history of the whole Church and finally to the history of the world, which, to him, was only a preparation for ecclesiastical history.
Then followed the time of the Arian controversies, and dogmatic questions came into the foreground. Christianity at last found recognition by the State; and this brought new problems—apologies of a different sort had to be prepared. Lastly, Eusebius wrote eulogies in praise of Constantine. To all this activity must be added numerous writings of a miscellaneous nature, addresses, letters, and the like, and exegetical works that extended over the whole of his life and that include both commentaries and treatises on Biblical archaeology.
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time.
Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías; ad 260/265 – 339/340), also known as Eusebius Pamphili, was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon and is regarded as an extremely learned Christian of his time.[1] He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text. As "Father of Church History" he produced the Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs.
Of the extensive literary activity of Eusebius, a relatively large portion has been preserved. Although posterity suspected him of Arianism, Eusebius had made himself indispensable by his method of authorship; his comprehensive and careful excerpts from original sources saved his successors the painstaking labor of original research. Hence, much has been preserved, quoted by Eusebius, which otherwise would have been destroyed.
The literary productions of Eusebius reflect on the whole the course of his life. At first, he occupied himself with works on Biblical criticism under the influence of Pamphilus and probably of Dorotheus of Tyre of the School of Antioch. Afterward, the persecutions under Diocletian and Galerius directed his attention to the martyrs of his own time and the past, and this led him to the history of the whole Church and finally to the history of the world, which, to him, was only a preparation for ecclesiastical history.
Then followed the time of the Arian controversies, and dogmatic questions came into the foreground. Christianity at last found recognition by the State; and this brought new problems—apologies of a different sort had to be prepared. Lastly, Eusebius wrote eulogies in praise of Constantine. To all this activity must be added numerous writings of a miscellaneous nature, addresses, letters, and the like, and exegetical works that extended over the whole of his life and that include both commentaries and treatises on Biblical archaeology.
Dr. Michael Hollerich presents the Fall 2021 New Frontiers in Theology lecture.
Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Pal...
Dr. Michael Hollerich presents the Fall 2021 New Frontiers in Theology lecture.
Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of illegality and occasional persecution, to a new era of tolerance and favor under the Emperor Constantine. In this book, Michael J. Hollerich recovers the reception of this text across time. As he shows, Eusebius adapted classical historical writing for a new “nation,” the Christians, with a distinctive theo-political vision.
Eusebius’s text left its mark on Christian historical writing from late antiquity to the early modern period—across linguistic, cultural, political, and religious boundaries—until its encounter with modern historicism and postmodernism. Making Christian History demonstrates Eusebius’s vast influence throughout history, not simply in shaping Christian culture but also when falling under scrutiny as that culture has been reevaluated, reformed, and resisted over the past 1,700 years.
Dr. Michael Hollerich presents the Fall 2021 New Frontiers in Theology lecture.
Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of illegality and occasional persecution, to a new era of tolerance and favor under the Emperor Constantine. In this book, Michael J. Hollerich recovers the reception of this text across time. As he shows, Eusebius adapted classical historical writing for a new “nation,” the Christians, with a distinctive theo-political vision.
Eusebius’s text left its mark on Christian historical writing from late antiquity to the early modern period—across linguistic, cultural, political, and religious boundaries—until its encounter with modern historicism and postmodernism. Making Christian History demonstrates Eusebius’s vast influence throughout history, not simply in shaping Christian culture but also when falling under scrutiny as that culture has been reevaluated, reformed, and resisted over the past 1,700 years.
The forum is free to all to attend. The cost of the transcript that we will be discussing is free for website members and $15 for non-members. Members will receive an additional email with this transcript. Non-members can purchase the transcript on our website by clicking here.
http://www.didache.com/downloads/pamphilus-of-caesarea-and-ancient-libraries/
Most significant libraries of the ancient world served several functions, such as depositories of literature and history as well as national archives and sanctuaries for sacred texts. The Ancient Near East was known worldwide for its scholars, and some of their works date prior to the time of Abraham. The documents that influenced early patristic writers, in general, began at the time of the biblical patriarchs and extended through the rise of Constantine, roughly 2500 BCE to 350 CE.
TeTra Research Seminar paper | December 1, 2022.
Sabrina Inowlocki (KU Leuven)
•From the Hand of the Slave to the Hand of the Saint: Pamphilus of Caesarea and Autography•
This paper aims to investigate the social, cultural and religious significance of a series of subscriptions attributed to Pamphilus of Caesarea, Eusebius' teacher and companion, and a martyr of the Diocletianic persecutions in 310 CE. The most salient feature of these colophons are the many references to autography, that is the fact to write a text in one's own hand. Considering the shift from the invisible hand of the slave copyist in the Roman empire to the self-authentication of the textual work by the "scribe-martyr" Pamphilus, it will focus on questions of authorship, attribution, authentication and textual authority.
theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/researchers/00150721
trismegistos.academia.edu/SabrinaInowlocki
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time.
Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías; ad 260/265 – 339/340), also known as Eusebius Pamphili, was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon and is regarded as an extremely learned Christian of his time.[1] He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text. As "Father of Church History" he produced the Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs.
Of the extensive literary activity of Eusebius, a relatively large portion has been preserved. Although posterity suspected him of Arianism, Eusebius had made himself indispensable by his method of authorship; his comprehensive and careful excerpts from original sources saved his successors the painstaking labor of original research. Hence, much has been preserved, quoted by Eusebius, which otherwise would have been destroyed.
The literary productions of Eusebius reflect on the whole the course of his life. At first, he occupied himself with works on Biblical criticism under the influence of Pamphilus and probably of Dorotheus of Tyre of the School of Antioch. Afterward, the persecutions under Diocletian and Galerius directed his attention to the martyrs of his own time and the past, and this led him to the history of the whole Church and finally to the history of the world, which, to him, was only a preparation for ecclesiastical history.
Then followed the time of the Arian controversies, and dogmatic questions came into the foreground. Christianity at last found recognition by the State; and this brought new problems—apologies of a different sort had to be prepared. Lastly, Eusebius wrote eulogies in praise of Constantine. To all this activity must be added numerous writings of a miscellaneous nature, addresses, letters, and the like, and exegetical works that extended over the whole of his life and that include both commentaries and treatises on Biblical archaeology.
Dr. Michael Hollerich presents the Fall 2021 New Frontiers in Theology lecture.
Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of illegality and occasional persecution, to a new era of tolerance and favor under the Emperor Constantine. In this book, Michael J. Hollerich recovers the reception of this text across time. As he shows, Eusebius adapted classical historical writing for a new “nation,” the Christians, with a distinctive theo-political vision.
Eusebius’s text left its mark on Christian historical writing from late antiquity to the early modern period—across linguistic, cultural, political, and religious boundaries—until its encounter with modern historicism and postmodernism. Making Christian History demonstrates Eusebius’s vast influence throughout history, not simply in shaping Christian culture but also when falling under scrutiny as that culture has been reevaluated, reformed, and resisted over the past 1,700 years.
Saint Pamphilus (Greek:Πάμφιλος; latter half of the 3rd century – February 16, 309), was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among Catholic biblical scholars of his generation. He was the friend and teacher of Eusebius of Caesarea, who recorded details of his career in a three-book Vita that has been lost.
Biography
Eusebius' Martyrs of Palestine attests that Pamphilus was of a rich and honorable family of Beirut. This work also asserts that he gave all his property to the poor and attached himself to the "perfect men". Photius, quotes Pamphilus's Apology for Origen to the effect that Pamphilus went to Alexandria, where his teacher was Pierius, the head of the famous catechetical school there, before settling in Caesarea Maritima, where he was ordained a priest. In Alexandria, Egypt, Pamphilus became devoted to the works of Origen of Alexandria. Photius says that Pamphilus was a Phoenician born at Berytus, and a scholar of Pierius, who collected sacred literature. According to Eusebius, he suffered martyrdom in the third year of the Diocletian persecution, after spending two years in prison. While he was in prison, Pamphilus and Eusebius worked together on five books in defense of Origen.