Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


history of the Early Church

Papias’ Role in the Emergence of the Church Tradition about St. John

The author analyzes the work of the bishop of Hierapolis Papias (d. after 130 C.E.) and comes to conclusion about relations of his text to the Gospel of John. This allows to establish Papias’ influence on the emergence and the tradition formation about the St. John