Leviticus 17 in the early church
30 passages quote, allude to, or echo Leviticus 17, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
Leviticus 17:8
Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:8 | Homilies on Ezekiel 3.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Lev 17:8 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Leviticus 17:9
but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:9 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:10 | On First Principles 2.8.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Lev 17:10–15 | Against Celsus 8.29 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 17:10 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Lev 17:10–15 | Leviticus, lines 102–126 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
Leviticus 17:12
Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:12 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Lev 17:12 | Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:26 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
Leviticus 17:13
And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:13 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Leviticus 17:14
For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:14 | On First Principles 2.8.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Lev 17:14 | On First Principles 3.4.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Lev 17:14 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Lev 17:14 | Hexaemeron 8.2 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Lev 17:14 | On Noah 92 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Lev 17:14 | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
Leviticus 17:15
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 17:15 | Apostolic Canon 63 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |