HIPPOLYTUS OF ROME & Eusebius, Bishop of Alexandria.

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Slovo Ippolita, papy Rimskogo o vtorom prishestvii, A miscellany with three theological works, the first apparently unrecorded outside Russia - all rare both on the market and institutionally, especially from such early date. Hippolytus of Rome (3rd century) opposed the Bishops of Rome, forming a sort of schismatic group; his Slovo circulated in manuscript form, and was among the earliest treatises on the Antichrist. It is a collection of passages from the Old and New Testament, with an apocalyptic and millenarian tone, especially focused on "the relationship between the antichrist and the events that would lead to the end of time" (Valdez, p. 145). The National Library of Russia lists five copies of this work, none as early as this.The second work, here attributed to Eusebius of Samosata (also known as "of Caesarea", 3rd-4th century), is instead believed to have been written by Eusebius, Bishop of Alexandria (5th century), of whom little is known. His homilies were very popular in Eastern Christianity. The subject of numerous paintings and illustrations, this work focuses on St John the Baptist's posthumous descent into Hell, where he continued to preach about the coming of the Messiah, anticipating Christ's own Harrowing of Hell. The National Library of Russia lists three copies of this work, all later.The third text - a reflection on life which opens with the statement "Where is the goodness of youth in all its glory?" and occupies the last three leaves - has not been trac

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