Hegesippus (chronicler)
Hegesippus (Ἅγιος Ἡγήσιππος; c. 110 – c.180 AD[1]), also known as Hegesippus the Nazarene,[2] was a Christian writer of the early Church who may, in spite of his Greek name, have been a Jewish convert[3] and certainly wrote against heresies of the Gnostics and of Marcion. The dates that Hegesippus flourished are insecurely fixed by the statement of Eusebius that the death and apotheosis of Antinous (130) occurred in Hegesippus' lifetime,[4] and that he came to Rome under Pope Anicetus (Bishop of Rome c. 157–168) and wrote in the time of Pope Eleuterus (pontificate c. 174–189).
Hegesippus' works are now entirely lost, save eight passages concerning Church history quoted by Eusebius,[5] who tells us that he wrote Hypomnemata (Ὑπομνήματα; "Memoirs" or "Memoranda"[6]) in five books, in the simplest style concerning the tradition of the Apostolic preaching. Through Eusebius, Hegesippus was also known to Jerome,[7] who is responsible for the idea that Hegesippus "wrote a history of all eccles…more
Hegesippus' works are now entirely lost, save eight passages concerning Church history quoted by Eusebius,[5] who tells us that he wrote Hypomnemata (Ὑπομνήματα; "Memoirs" or "Memoranda"[6]) in five books, in the simplest style concerning the tradition of the Apostolic preaching. Through Eusebius, Hegesippus was also known to Jerome,[7] who is responsible for the idea that Hegesippus "wrote a history of all eccles…more
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The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine
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The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History
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