1887 Paul Maier – Eusebius – First Christian Church Historian

Eusebius of Caesarea is one of the most important sources of information on what happened to the

6th century portrait of Eusebius of Caesarea

Christian church after the Bible ended. He lived in the port city created by King Herod just a few centuries after the time of Jesus and was the first historian to write about the history of the Christian church.

We talked with professor Paul Maier several decades ago, around the same time we discussed Josephus. Professor Maier retired from Western Michigan University in 2011, at the age of 81, and became professor emeritus. He’s authored 16 published books, historical books and also historical fiction, including the book we discussed in this interview, The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea, a translation of Eusebius’ Church History.