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Fragments of Papias and Quadratus 8

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With regard to the inspiration of the book (Revelation), we deem it superfluous to add another word; for the blessed Gregory Theologus and Cyril, and even men of still older date, Papias, Irenæus, Methodius, and Hippolytus, bore entirely satisfactory testimony to it.

About Fragments of Papias and Quadratus

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, Fragments of Papias (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, 1885 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, Fragments of Papias (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (1885) · public domain