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Don't forget Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, and Crete . Corinth (bishops) -- Dioynsius, Bacchylus Some bishops of Athens mentioned: Publius [bishop & martyr], Quadratus [time of Hadrian] http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250104.htm 3. He mentions Quadratus also, stating that he was appointed their b...

Antioch Ignatius of Antioch (via Rome ) (c.35 or 50 – c.108 CE) 5 of his 7 extant letters are to Anatolian cities Theophilus of Antioch (d. 181) http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rak//publics/new/BAUER03.htm At any rate, already prior to Ignatius, gnosticism made itself felt in Antioch in a serious way. Me...

Incidentally this "Narcissus," bishop of Jerusalem at the time of this quartodeciman conflict (ca. 190-195 CE), was likely not a Jewish Christian, owing to the fact that Hadrian banned Jews from living in Jerusalem ca. AD 135.

Ben C. Smith wrote:I am just today starting to scan through the first few books with this point of yours squarely in mind. It may be a bit before I get back to you on it, though.

Thanks.

I mean Eusebius's writings seem to be passing references to people, eg Narcissus, who don't have a lot of other references to or about them, or roles they played. This is the reference -- Ecclesiastical History , book 3, chapter 25 (given previously in the thread): 1. THOSE in Palestine whom we hav...

MrMacSon wrote:a lot of these more obscure people come through Eusebius's writings?

IDK. I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish. You have already incorporated information from texts quoted by Eusebius.

Peter Kirby wrote:

Antioch

Most scholars seem to believe that the internal evidence point to Antioch as the origin of the Gospel of Matthew.

Serapion of Antioch succeeded Theophilus of Antioch in the late 2nd century.

Don't forget Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, and Crete . Corinth (bishops) -- Dioynsius, Bacchylus (etc.) Proteus Peregrinus (whom Lucian satirizes) was a historical person who had a hut outside Athens. (His 'Christianity' is questionable.) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/lucian.html Lucian's &quo...

Africa/Carthage Also part of the quartodeciman controversy (contributed to the Caesarean agreement): Ptolemais [in northern Africa] -- Clarus http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Valentinian_Personalities.htm Alexander Libya, early 3rd century He was one of the most renowned Valentinian teacher...

This page has some more information on individual Valentinians:

http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinu ... lities.htm