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Papias (pā`pēəs), fl. A.D. 130, early Christian theologian said to have been bishop of Hieropolis and a friend of St. Polycarp Polycarp, Saint (pŏl`ĭkärp), c.A.D. 70–A.D. 156?, Greek bishop of Smyrna, Father of the Church. He was a disciple of St. ..... Click the link for more information. . Papias' five-volume work, Oracles; or, Explanations of the Sayings of the Lord, survives only in fragments quoted by Eusebius of Caesarea and St. Irenaeus. These are valuable sources for the history of the church. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Merenlahti asks why Mark has been discovered by such authors, narrative critics and the public, despite the negative comments from Papias ("lack of order") to Bultmann ("not sufficiently master of his material to be able to venture on a systematic outline himself"--350). Apart from the Smyrna Church's Letter and Eusebius, Polycarp's memory was kept green through the (lost) Lord's Gospel written by his friend and fellow-pupil of John, Bishop Papias of Hierapolis. It was Papias, working in Italy, who in the 11th century first compiled and arranged an encyclopedia of sorts in alphabetical order. |
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