The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret

Probably scholars would never know of either Socrates or Sozomen had it not been for their histories. Theodoret of Cyrrhus was, in contrast, a prominent figure in his day. Like Eusebius of Caesarea, Theodoret was both a bishop and a prolific writer. The theological controversies regarding Christ’s humanity formed a backdrop to Theodoret’s many polemical, exegetical, and biographical works, including his Religious History, a collection of hagiographies of Syrian monks, and his Ecclesiastical History.