Quartus the Brother

When was Quartus active?

Quartus the Brother is dated fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Quartus 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 Quartus?

Quartus the Brother is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Paul, Origen of Alexandria and John Chrysostom. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Quartus from?

The archive associates Quartus the Brother with Corinth.

Who were Quartus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Quartus the Brother to 2 other figures, including Tertius the Scribe and Erastus of Corinth. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

…Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

“Erastus, the chamberlain of the city, salutes you, and Quartus a brother.” There is a purpose in his adding “the chamberlain of the city,” for as he wrote to the Philippians, “They of Cæsar’s household salute you,” that he might show that the Gospel had taken a hold upon great folk, so here too he mentions the title with a view to the same object, and to show that, to the man who gives heed, neither riches are a hindrance, nor the cares of government, nor anything else of the kind. [Quartus is named without title or epithet beyond “a brother.” Chrysostom’s comment falls on Erastus, who is named beside him; the whole of what the homily says of Quartus is the company he is listed in.]