subapostolic

British

/ ˌsʌbæpəˈstɒlɪk /

adjective

Christianity of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles

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And these three points, if we may judge from subapostolic writings, were those which influenced the Church most.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Lake, Kirsopp

It seems tolerably clear that the Fourth Gospel was not written by an eye-witness, and that it implies not a knowledge of the historic Jesus so much as an acquaintance with the subapostolic Church.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Lake, Kirsopp

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