Leviticus 2 in the early church
21 passages quote, allude to, or echo Leviticus 2, 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: 1 · 4 · 11 · 13 · 14 · 15
Leviticus 2:1
“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:1 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 395 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Lev 2:1 | Homilies on Leviticus 1.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:1 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 7 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Leviticus 2:4
Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:4 | Homilies on Leviticus 1.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:4 | Homilies on Leviticus 2.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:4–7 | Part 2, chapter 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Leviticus 2:11
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:11 | Homilies on Leviticus 1.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:11 | Commentary on Matthew 12.6 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Lev 2:11 | Letter 31.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Lev 2:11 | Letter 78.41 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Lev 2:11 | Letter 128.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Leviticus 2:13
And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:13 | Homilies on Leviticus 1.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:13 | Symposium 1.1 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Lev 2:13 | Letter 125.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Lev 2:13 | Tractates on Matthew 4.2 · Chromatius of Aquileia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 388–407 |
Leviticus 2:14
If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:14 | Homilies on Leviticus 1.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:14 | Homilies on Leviticus 2.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:14 | Homilies on Leviticus 5.8 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Lev 2:14 | On Cain and Abel 2.19 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| Lev 2:14 | On Cain and Abel 2.20 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 375-378 |
Leviticus 2:15
And you are to put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 2:15 | Homilies on Leviticus 2.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |