Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13
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Context
The so-called Easter Chronicle (Chronicon
paschale) is a universal history from the Creation down to the later reign of
Heraclius, when it was composed, based on an amalgam of biblical, Christian, and secular
sources. While the work shows a particular interest in the dating of religious festivals, it
contains a wealth of historical and geographic information. Like other chronographic works
in the Byzantine tradition—John Malalas before and Theophanes the Confessor and George
Syncellus after—the Easter Chronicle is organized annalistically with
successive entries by year. In this passage the author cites the conversions of the
Ethiopian eunuch and Cornelius by Philip and Peter.
Text
Τούτῳ τῷ δευτέρῳ ἔτει τῆς εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀναλήψεως τοῦ κυρίου, Φίλιππος ὁ
ἀπόστολος τὸν εὐνοῦχον Κανδάκης τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων ἀπαρχὴν τῆς τῶν ἐθνῶν κλήσεως τῷ
τοῦ Χριστοῦ κηρύηματι ὑπηγάγετο. Τῷ αὐτῷ ἔτει πρῶτος τῶν κατὰ τὴν Παλαιστίνην
Καισάρειαν Κορνήλιος σὺν ὅλῳ τῷ οἰκῷ αὐτοῦ δι’ ἐπιφανείας θείας, ὑπουργίᾳ
δὲ Πέτρου τοῦ ἀποστόλου, τὴν εἰς Χριστὸν πίστιν κατεδέξατο.
1
Textual Note
Ed. Dindorf 1832Translation
[32 C.E.] In this the
second year after the Assumption of the Lord into the heavens, Philip the Apostle led the
eunuch of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, under the preaching of Christ, the
first-offering of the call to the Gentiles. In the same year Cornelius accepted faith in
Christ, the first of those in Caesarea Palestinae, along with his
entire household, through divine epiphany and with the helpful service of Peter the
Apostle.
Translation Note
Trans. J. L. RifeWorks Cited
- 1 Ludwig August Dindorf and Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, eds., Chronicon paschale, Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae (Bonn: Weber, 1832), p: 430.6-13.
How to Cite This Entry
Joseph L. Rife, “Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/248.
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Joseph L. Rife, “Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/248.About this Entry
Entry Title: Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13
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- Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
- Joseph L. Rife, editor, Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia
- David A. Michelson, Daniel L. Schwartz, and William L. Potter, technical editor, “Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13”
- Joseph L. Rife, entry contributor, “Unknown, Easter Chronicle 430.6-13”
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