Fragments of Quadratus

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Fragments of Quadratus are the surviving remnants of an early Christian apologetic work attributed to Quadratus, one of the Apostolic Fathers and among the earliest known Christian apologists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apologetic literature
early Christian apologetic work
fragmentary ancient text
associatedWith Apostolic Fathers NERFINISHED
attributionStatus generally accepted as authentic fragments of Quadratus
audience Emperor Hadrian NERFINISHED
author Quadratus NERFINISHED
citedIn collections of Apostolic Fathers (with fragments)
claims some beneficiaries of Jesus’ miracles were still alive at the time of writing
dateWritten early 2nd century
genre apology
historicalContext early Christian–Roman imperial relations
language Ancient Greek
mentions miracles of Jesus
people healed and raised from the dead by Jesus
originalWorkTitle Apology of Quadratus NERFINISHED
preservedIn Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History NERFINISHED
purpose defense of Christianity
quotedBy Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scholarlyField early Christian studies
patristics
significance among the earliest known Christian apologies
evidence for continuity between eyewitnesses of Jesus and early Church
subjectMatter defense of Christian faith before a Roman emperor
survivalStatus fragmentary
theologicalTheme appeal to eyewitnesses of Jesus
reliability of Christian testimony
transmissionForm indirect tradition via quotation
usedAsEvidenceBy patristic scholars

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Apostolic Fathers corpusIncludes Fragments of Quadratus