Hegesippus
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Hegesippus was a 2nd-century Christian chronicler known for his now-fragmentary writings on early Church history and traditions about figures such as James the Just.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hegesippus canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century writer
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Christian chronicler ⓘ church historian ⓘ |
| aimedTo | show continuity of true doctrine from apostles ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
James the Just
ⓘ
relatives of Jesus ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Eusebius of Caesarea
ⓘ
Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History ⓘ
surface form:
Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History
|
| concernedWith |
apostolic succession
ⓘ
orthodoxy of early Christian communities ⓘ |
| ethnicOrCulturalBackground | Jewish Christian ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
ⓘ
memoirs ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Palestine
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-apostolic age ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later ecclesiastical historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
traditions about James the Just
ⓘ
writings on early Church history ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksWritten | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
ⓘ
historian ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| reportedOn |
death of James the Just
ⓘ
genealogies of Jesus’ relatives ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
information on early Jerusalem church
ⓘ
martyrdom traditions of James the Just ⓘ |
| sourceType | secondary source on apostolic age ⓘ |
| testifiedTo | unity of faith in early churches ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Corinth
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Rome ⓘ |
| usedSources |
oral traditions
ⓘ
written records of local churches ⓘ |
| viewedAs | bridge between Jewish and Gentile Christianity ⓘ |
| worksLostExceptFor | fragments quoted by later authors ⓘ |
| worksPreservedThrough | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| workStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| workTitle | Hypomnemata ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
James the Just
ⓘ
Jewish-Christian relations ⓘ apostolic tradition ⓘ early Church history ⓘ |
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