The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
John of Jerusalem
fl. c. 119 (death unrecorded) · 7th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who John of Jerusalem was
Seventh of the fifteen; distinguished in this archive by his see from John the Apostle, John Mark, and John the Presbyter. Nothing survives but his place in the list Hegesippus and Eusebius preserved.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was John active?
John of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 119 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places John 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 John?
John 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 John from?
The archive associates John of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were John’s contemporaries?
The archive links John of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including Benjamin of Jerusalem and Matthias 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…John the seventh, Matthias the eighth, Philip the ninth, Seneca the tenth…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 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 John.