His Expositions survive only in fragments, quoted by Irenaeus and Eusebius. Those fragments are a main early witness to how the church received Mark and Matthew.
Papias of Hierapolis
Bishop of Hierapolis
Papias of Hierapolis (fl. early 2nd c.) was bishop of Hierapolis in Asia. He collected what the elders said about the Lord’s words and the Gospels.
- Dates
- fl. early 2nd c.
- Role
- Bishop of Hierapolis
- See
- Asia Minor