Papias of Hierapolis

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Papias of Hierapolis was an early 2nd-century Christian bishop and writer, known for his now-fragmentary work collecting and interpreting the sayings and traditions about Jesus as reported by the apostles and their followers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian bishop ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
ancient Greek-language writer ⓘ
early Christian writer ⓘ
approximateDate c. 60 – c. 130 (uncertain) ⓘ
associatedWith Asia Minor Christianity ⓘ
apostolic fathers ⓘ
linked to: Apostolic Fathers
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace probably Hierapolis (uncertain) ⓘ
describedBySource Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian theology ⓘ
Jesus traditions ⓘ
New Testament traditions ⓘ
floruit early 2nd century ⓘ
genre Christian exegesis ⓘ
gospel traditions ⓘ
hasPart five books of Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord ⓘ
historicalRole link between apostles and later Church Fathers ⓘ
witness to early gospel traditions ⓘ
influenced Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
later patristic writers ⓘ
influencedBy apostolic traditions ⓘ
followers of the apostles ⓘ
knownFor Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord ⓘ
collecting oral traditions about Jesus ⓘ
early testimony about the Gospels ⓘ
interpreting sayings of Jesus ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn Ecclesiastical History by Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
notableWork Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord ⓘ
occupation Christian theologian ⓘ
author ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
originalLanguageOfWork Greek ⓘ
placeOfWork Hierapolis ⓘ
positionHeld bishop of Hierapolis ⓘ
region Phrygia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sourceOf early testimony about the authorship of the Gospel of Mark ⓘ
early testimony about the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
theologicalView millenarianism ⓘ
tradition early Catholic Christianity ⓘ
workLocation Asia Minor ⓘ
workStatus survives only in fragments ⓘ

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Apostolic Father → includes → Papias of Hierapolis ⓘ
Apostolic Fathers → associatedPerson → Papias of Hierapolis ⓘ
Fragments of Papias → author → Papias of Hierapolis ⓘ
Ante-Nicene Fathers → includesFigure → Papias of Hierapolis ⓘ
Matthean priority → supportedBy → Papias of Hierapolis (as interpreted by some scholars) ⓘ
linked to: Papias of Hierapolis