I wish that the reader had been told to say ‘footnote’ and ‘end of footnote’ in the narration. The only fault with this audible version is that I wasn’t always able to distinguish the footnote or commentary from Eusebius’ writings. The translator, Maier, had a fairly good discussion on Josephus’ mentions of Jesus and what scholars believe to be extrapolations or not, and the footnotes and commentary overall did not go wasted on me. Though, I would much prefer a version like this book that has explanatory footnotes and commentaries. Hoopla has an audio version of his book that I will borrow for free. I know I now have to read Josephus because of Eusebius. I don’t think I’ve ever read an Early Medieval history book, or an Early Christian history book which did not quote extensively from Eusebius. I always wonder why more modern day believers don’t explore the fundamental roots of their own modern day beliefs from some of the original foundational documents such as this book. The modern day commentary and footnotes enhance the incredibly pleasurable writing of Eusebius. Superb footnotes add to brilliant history
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