The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Benjamin of Jerusalem
fl. c. 117 (death unrecorded) · 6th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Benjamin of Jerusalem was
Sixth bishop of the Jerusalem church of the circumcision, one of the short-lived succession Eusebius could name but not date. The tribal name is a quiet witness that this was still, emphatically, a Hebrew church.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was Benjamin active?
Benjamin of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 117 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Benjamin in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Benjamin?
Benjamin of Jerusalem is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius of Salamis. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Benjamin from?
The archive associates Benjamin of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were Benjamin’s contemporaries?
The archive links Benjamin of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including Tobias of Jerusalem and John of Jerusalem. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.5
c. AD 325…Benjamin the sixth, John the seventh, Matthias the eighth, Philip the ninth…Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.5 · source text
Panarion 66.20 (the Jerusalem succession)
c. AD 375Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Benjamin.