Eusebius studied under Pamphilius (c. 240-309). a
Christian scholar and presbyter in the church at
Caesarea. Pamphilius was an ardent disciple of Origen
and Eusebius became deeply influenced by the Origenist
tradition. His major work was his History of the
Church, a massive piece of research that preserves
quotations from many older writers that would otherwise
have been lost. Despite the breadth of his reading most
scholars agree that “his erudition is not matched by
clarity of thought or attractiveness of presentation.”[1]
Perhaps urprisingly Eusebius did not follow the extremes
of Origen’s allegorical interpretation.[2]
Some writers note that just as Caesarea lay halfway
between Antioch and Alexandria, so Eusebius’ hermeneutic
lay midway between the traditions of those two cities.[3]
References
[1]
Encylopedia Britannica
Micropedia., Vol. 4, 608.
