Unknown, Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.1-5
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Context
The Apostolic Constitutions is a long didactic text
purporting to have been compiled by the apostles, in particular Peter, to guide the early
Church in matters of morality, worship, and governance. It was probably composed in Syrian
Antioch during the late 4th century. In the list of bishops installed by the apostles, the
unknown author names the first three bishops of Caesarea.
Text
(1) Περί δὲ τῶν ὑφ᾽
ἡμῶν χειροτονηθέντων ἐπισκόπων ἐν τῇ ζωῇ τῇ ημετέρᾳ γνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσὶν οὗτοι. (2)
῾Ιεροσολύμων μὲν ᾽Ιάκωβος ὁ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφός, οὗ τελευτήσαντος δεύτερος Συμεὼν ὁ τοῦ
Κλωπᾶ, μεθ᾽ ὃν τρίτος ᾽Ιούδας ᾽Ιακώβου· (3) Καισαρείας δὲ τῆς
Παλαιστίνης πρότερον μὲν Ζακχαίος ὅποτε τελώνης, μεθ᾽ ὃν Κορνήλιος καὶ τρίτος
Θεόφιλος· (4) ᾽Αντιοχείας δὲ Εὐόδιος μὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ Πέτρου, ᾽Ιγνάτιος δὲ ὑπὸ Παύλου· (5) τῆς
δὲ ᾽Αλεξανδρέων ᾽Αννιανὸς πρῶτος ὑπὸ Μάρκου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοὺ κεχειροτόνηται, δεύτερος δὲ
᾽Αβίλιος ὑπὸ Λουκᾶ καὶ αὐτοῦ εὐαγγελιστού ...
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Textual Note
Ed. Metzger 1987 [cited by book-chapter-section]Translation
(1) Concerning those
bishops who have been ordained in our lifetime, we inform you that they are these: (2) At
Jerusalem, James the brother of our Lord; upon his death, the second was Simeon son of
Cleopas; and after him, the third was Judas son of James. (3) At Caesarea of
Palestine, the first was Zacchaeus, once a publican; after him was Cornelius;
and the third was Theophilus. (4) At Antioch, Euodius was installed by me, Peter; and
Ignatius, by Paul. (5) At Alexandria, Annianus was the first, installed by Mark the
evangelist; the second was Avilius, by Luke, another evangelist.
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Translation Note
Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Metzger 2012Discussion Note
The Cornelius identified as the second bishop of Caesarea may recall the centurion who appears in Acts 10:1-8, but that is not certain.Works Cited
- 1 Marcel Metzger, ed., Les constitutions apostoliques, 3 vols., Sources chrétiennes (Paris: Éditions du Cerf, 1985), bk: 7.46.1-5.
- 2 Marcel Metzger, trans., Les Constitutions apostoliques, new ed., Sagesses chrétiennes (Paris: Les Éditions du Cerf, 2012), p: 276-277.
How to Cite This Entry
Eliana Yonan et al., “Unknown, Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.1-5,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/90.
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Entry Title: Unknown, Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.1-5
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