theBrothers

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theBrothers are a group of fellow Christians associated with Gaius in the New Testament, likely itinerant workers or missionaries within the early church community.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
theBrothers canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament group ⓘ
group of Christians ⓘ
activity preaching the gospel ⓘ
receiving hospitality from believers ⓘ
teaching in early Christian communities ⓘ
associatedWith Gaius ⓘ
collectiveDesignation unnamed Christian missionaries ⓘ
commendedBehavior walking in the truth ⓘ
commendedBy the author of 3 John ⓘ
commendedFor accepting no help from pagans ⓘ
faithfulness to the truth ⓘ
work for the sake of the Name ⓘ
context early Christian mission ⓘ
dependentOn hospitality of Gaius ⓘ
describedAs fellow workers for the truth ⓘ
encouragedSupportFrom fellow Christians ⓘ
ethicalModelFor Christian support of missionaries ⓘ
geographicContext Asia Minor (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Asia Minor
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament ⓘ
mentionedIn 3 John ⓘ
moralEvaluationInText positive ⓘ
numberOfNamedMembers 0 (all unnamed in the text) ⓘ
opposedBy Diotrephes (indirectly, via refusal to welcome them) ⓘ
linked to: Diotrephes
purpose spread of Christian teaching ⓘ
relationshipToChurch dependent on Christian hospitality ⓘ
sent out by the church ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
requires hospitality from believers ⓘ
role itinerant workers ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ
traveling preachers ⓘ
scripturalReference 3 John 1:5–8 ⓘ
scripturalStatus minor New Testament figures ⓘ
supportedBy Gaius ⓘ
textualGenreContext New Testament epistle ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
travelPattern itinerant ministry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaius → testifiedWellOfBy → theBrothers ⓘ