The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Philip of Jerusalem
fl. c. 123 (death unrecorded) · 9th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Philip of Jerusalem was
Ninth of the Hebrew bishops. The recurrence of apostolic names — Philip, John, Matthias — through this list suggests a community consciously keeping the memory of the Twelve alive as it approached its end.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was Philip active?
Philip of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 123 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Philip 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 Philip?
Philip 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 Philip from?
The archive associates Philip of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were Philip’s contemporaries?
The archive links Philip of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including Matthias of Jerusalem and Seneca 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…Philip the ninth, Seneca the tenth, Justus the eleventh, Levi the twelfth…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 Philip.