Preparation for the Gospel (Ancient Greek: Εὐαγγελικὴ προπαρασκευή, Euangelikē proparaskeuē), commonly known by its Latin title Praeparatio evangelica, is a work of Christian apologetics written by Eusebius in the early part of the fourth century AD.
It remains a valuable resource for classicists because Eusebius excerpts historians and philosophers not preserved elsewhere.
The first Latin translation of the Praeparatio was made by George of Trebizond and printed at Venice by Nicolas Jenson in 1470.
[4] The term also denotes an early church doctrine, praeparatio evangelica, meaning a preparation for the gospel among cultures yet to hear of the message of Christ.
"[5] Eusebius' own Praeparatio Evangelica does not adopt the common notion (which occurs at least as early as Clement of Alexandria) of Greek philosophy as a "preparation for the Gospel."