Fragments of Papias
Papias of Hierapolis
Fragments of Papias
About this work
Fragments preserved by later writers from Papias’s lost Expositions collect traditions about Jesus, the apostles, Gospel origins, oral testimony, and vivid expectations of the coming kingdom.
- Author
- Papias of Hierapolis
- Date
- Early 2nd century
- Origin
- Hierapolis, Asia Minor
- Genre
- Fragments
The original work is lost; this entry consists of excerpts and reports preserved by later authors.
Fragments of Papias
I. From the exposition of the oracles of the Lord.
[The writings of Papias in common circulation are five