The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Tobias of Jerusalem
fl. c. 115 (death unrecorded) · 5th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Tobias of Jerusalem was
Fifth of the Hebrew bishops of Jerusalem, named only in the succession Eusebius transcribed from earlier records. His episcopate falls in the tense years before the second Jewish revolt, when the Christian remnant of the circumcision still worshipped in the ruined city.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was Tobias active?
Tobias of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 115 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Tobias 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 Tobias?
Tobias 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 Tobias from?
The archive associates Tobias of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were Tobias’ contemporaries?
The archive links Tobias of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including Zacchaeus of Jerusalem and Benjamin 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…Zacchaeus the fourth, Tobias the fifth, Benjamin the sixth, John the seventh…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
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Tobias.