Late Antique Historiography

History of the Hebrews

Title(s):
  • History of the Hebrews
Author:
Period covered:
Creation?-reign of Saul
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Sacred history
  • Poetry (general)
Remarks:
A biblical paraphrase written in response to Julian's ban on Christian teachers, the work probably is identical to the one attributed to his father, Apolinarius of Laodicea the Elder.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Sozomen, Ecclesiastical history 5.18.3
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • (1979) Clavis patrum graecorum 3645, 3673, 3741-3742
  • J. Bidez, G.C. Hansen (2012) Sozomenos: Kirchengeschichte (Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte, NF 4). Berlin.
  • H. Lietzmann (1904) Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule. Tübingen.
  • P. Speck (1997) 'Sokrates Scholastikos über die beiden Apolinarioi'. Philologus 141: 263-369.