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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Philip the Apostle (sources)]]
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Philip the Apostle (subject)]]
 
 
'''Philip''' was a disciple of [[Jesus of Nazareth]], one of the Twelve.
 
==Overview==
 
Philip the Apostle (not to be confused with [[Philip the Evangelist]]) appears in all four lists of the [[Twelve Apostles]] (Mark 3:18; Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13).
 
Philip is also present in some narratives in the Gospel of John.
 
====Later Christian tradition====
 
Clement of Alexandria states that Philip was married, had children, and one of his daughters was also married (Miscellanies, 3.6.52).
 
Eusebius conflated Philip the Apostle and [[Philip the Evangelist]] into a single figure (Church History, 3.31.5).
 
Legendary accounts developed about Philip's preaching in Greece, Phrygia, and Syria (Acts of Philip), and his martyrdom in Hierapolis (Asia Minor).
 
==Philip the Apostle in ancient sources==
 
Philip is mentioned solely in Christian tradition.
 
==Philip the Apostle in Scholarship==
 
==Philip the Apostle in Fiction==
 
==Related categories==
*[[Jesus of Nazareth]] / [[Twelve Apostles]]
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle Wikipedia]
 
 
[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:People]]

Revision as of 06:38, 27 October 2011


Philip was a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth, one of the Twelve.

Overview

Philip the Apostle (not to be confused with Philip the Evangelist) appears in all four lists of the Twelve Apostles (Mark 3:18; Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13).

Philip is also present in some narratives in the Gospel of John.

Later Christian tradition

Clement of Alexandria states that Philip was married, had children, and one of his daughters was also married (Miscellanies, 3.6.52).

Eusebius conflated Philip the Apostle and Philip the Evangelist into a single figure (Church History, 3.31.5).

Legendary accounts developed about Philip's preaching in Greece, Phrygia, and Syria (Acts of Philip), and his martyrdom in Hierapolis (Asia Minor).

Philip the Apostle in ancient sources

Philip is mentioned solely in Christian tradition.

Philip the Apostle in Scholarship

Philip the Apostle in Fiction

Related categories

External links