Studies in Eusebian and Post-Eusebian Chronography (eBook)

Contents?????????????????????????????? 8
Preface and Acknowledgements?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 10
Abbreviations???????????????????????????????????????? 16
A Note on Citations???????????????????????????????????????????????????? 18
STUDY 1 The Chronici canones of Eusebius of Caesarea: Structure, Content, and Chronology, AD 282–325?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 20
1. Introduction: Overview and Witnesses???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 22
1.1. The Witnesses?????????????????????????????????????????????????? 24
2. Regnal Years and Other Chronological Systems???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 29
3. Errors and Corrections???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 37
4. The Episcopal Lists?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 45
5. Text and Chronology, 282–325???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 47
5.1. Methodology?????????????????????????????????????????????? 47
5.2. Establishing the Text?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 48
5.3. Reconstruction and Translation???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 60
6. Commentary???????????????????????????????????????? 67
6.1. Eusebius???????????????????????????????????????? 67
6.2. Jerome???????????????????????????????????? 91
Appendix 1: The Witnesses???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 100
Appendix 2: The Calendars of Josephus???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 105
Appendix 3: Imperial Reigns in Eusebius, Theophilus, Clement, Hippolytus, Tertullian, and the Chronica urbis Romae?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 108
STUDY 2 The Continuatio Antiochiensis Eusebii: A Chronicle of Antioch and the Roman Near East during the Reigns of Constantine and Constantius II, AD 325–350???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 112
1. Introduction???????????????????????????????????????????? 114
1.1. Introduction???????????????????????????????????????????????? 114
1.2. Quellenforschung and the Recovery of the Text?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 115
1.3. The Entries and the Witnesses?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 120
1.4. The Nature of the Work, its Extent, the Theology of its Author, and the Place of Composition???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 123
1.5. The Relationship of the Witnesses to the Original?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 130
1.6. Style and Structure?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 133
1.7. Chronology???????????????????????????????????????????? 135
1.8. Preliminary Analysis???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 144
1.9. Preface to the Following Chapters?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 148
2. The Reconstruction???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 149
Introduction?????????????????????????????????????? 149
Part 1. The Witnesses???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 151
Part 2. Hypothetical Reconstruction and Translation???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 165
Appendix: Hypothetical Reconstruction of Unical Page Layout???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 175
3. Commentary???????????????????????????????????????? 179
Appendix 1: A Guide to the Syriac and Arabic Transliterations Used in this Work???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 285
Appendix 2: The Bishops of Antioch, 313–350, and Consolidated Bishop Lists for Studies 1 and 2?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 286
Appendix 3: The Dates in Syriac Martyr Acts by Raymond Mercier?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 288
Appendix 4: Table of Chronological Data for Entry 34?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 303
Appendix 5: Chronology, 311–350???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 305
Appendix 6: Earthquakes, Comets, and Eclipses, 325–350?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 306
Bibliography?????????????????????????????????????? 308
1. Ancient Sources?????????????????????????????????????????????????? 308
2. Modern Works and Collections of Ancient Sources?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 315
Indices???????????????????????????? 328
1. Ancient Authors and Works?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 328
2. Modern Scholars?????????????????????????????????????????????????? 335
3. Names of People, Places, and Things?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 339