{"product_id":"papias-of-hierapolis-for-beginners-paperback","title":"Papias of Hierapolis for Beginners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo Eusebius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Bishop's Voice from the Edge of the Apostolic Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Papias of Hierapolis (c. 60-130 AD) began preserving apostolic teachings, the eyewitnesses were dying. His five-volume work has vanished, but surviving fragments provide our earliest testimony about how the Gospels of Mark and Matthew were written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapias questioned those who had heard the apostles directly, traveling Asia Minor to record traditions found nowhere else. He was controversial-Irenaeus praised him as a hearer of John; Eusebius dismissed him as too literal. His vivid millennial prophecies scandalized later theologians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Papias stood at the critical junction when Christianity transitioned from oral proclamation to written Scripture. His fragments reveal how second-century Christians understood their Gospels and preserved apostolic teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Mark recorded Peter's preaching and Matthew collected sayings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePapias's method for evaluating eyewitness testimony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis controversial prophecies and unique apostolic traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly biblical canon formation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy later Church Fathers abandoned his testimony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740440760416,"sku":"9798233467769","price":19.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/gbIEykenFb9798233467769.webp?v=1778093797","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/papias-of-hierapolis-for-beginners-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}