Fragments of Papias

The Fragments of Papias are quotations from a lost five-volume work, Expositions of the Sayings of the Lord, written by Papias, bishop of Hierapolis, in the early 2nd century.|||No independent manuscript survives. Known from citations in Irenaeus, Eusebius, and others.|||Composed c. 110–140 CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Papias is an important early witness to the formation of the Gospels. He mentions Mark as Peter's interpreter and Matthew as compiling the sayings of Jesus. Provides insight into early Christian tradition and oral transmission.|||Ehrman, B. D. The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 2. Harvard University Press, 2003.|||Holmes, M. W. The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations. Baker Academic, 2007.|||Carlson, S. C. Papias of Hierapolis. Oxford University Press, 2021.|||Fragments of Papias — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/papias.html|Fragments and scholarly resources.;; Fragments of Papias — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/ecf/001/0010012.htm|Full text from the Ante-Nicene Fathers.|||" Mark, having become the interpreter of Peter, wrote down accurately whatever he remembered." — Papias, Fragment 3