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Papias (Greek: Παπίας) was an Apostolic Father Bishop of Hierapolis (modern Pamukkale Turkey) and author (c. 100) of the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord (Greek: Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις) in five books.This work which is lost apart from brief excerpts in later writings is an important early source on Christian oral tradition and especially on the origins of the canonical Gospels.