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c. 90 – 155 AD
Papias of Hierapolis
c. 60 – 130 AD
Hierapolis, Turkey
Overview
Collector of oral traditions who interviewed those who knew the Apostles.
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He is the primary source for the claim that Mark's Gospel is based on Peter's eyewitness accounts.
Major Writings
Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord
Fragments only — Survives only in quotes by later writers like Eusebius and Irenaeus.
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The Apostolic Fathers
The immediate successors to the Apostles, focused on survival, unity, and establishing authority.
4 Church Fathers in this era
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