Eusebius of Emesa

Eusebius of Emesa was a bishop and biblical exegete of the generation after Nicaea, trained in the school of Eusebius of Caesarea. Much that is attributed to him is of uncertain authorship; what is securely his survives largely in fragments of sermons and of commentary on the Octateuch and on Paul.

Dates

ca. 300 – ca. 359 (approximate)

See or city

Emesa (Homs)

Region

Syria

Also known as

Eusebius Emesenus

Notes

Born at Edessa and educated there and at Caesarea and Antioch; appointed bishop of Emesa about 339 (he is said to have declined Alexandria in place of Athanasius). Counted among the middle party in the Arian controversy; his works survive mostly in fragments, in Greek catenae and in Latin, Syriac and Armenian versions.

Works

• Exegetical fragments (Octateuch, Romans, Galatians)Fragmenta exegetica · ca. 340-359 · CPG 3525 (not yet checked) · text not on this site
• Sermons and homiletic fragments (Greek, Syriac and Armenian remains)Sermones (reliquiae graecae, syriacae, armeniacae) · ca. 340-359 · CPG 3526 (not yet checked) · text not on this site