Nehemiah in the early church
[LXX: 2 Esdras (with Ezra); Vulgate: 2 Esdras]
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Nehemiah, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 1–Neh:13 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Neh 1–Neh:13 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 397 |
| Neh 1:1 | Miscellanies 1.21.123 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Neh 1:11 | Miscellanies 1.21.123 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Neh 1:11 | Commentary on Matthew 15.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Fragment 49 · Julius Africanus | allusion, high confidence | after 221 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Letter to Africanus 15 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 |
| Neh 2:1 | Commentary on Matthew 15.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Neh 2:1 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.48 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.50 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 2:1 | Letter 3.89 · Isidore of Pelusium | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393-ca. 435 |
| Neh 2:1 | Commentary on Daniel 9, scholion 29 · Polychronius of Apamea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400-430 |
| Neh 2:1 | Part 1, section 4 · Prosper of Aquitaine | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-455 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Part 2, chapter 36 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
| Neh 2:6 | Commentary on Matthew 15.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Neh 2:8 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Neh 2:17 | Letter 76.3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Neh 2:20 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 14 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Neh 4:2 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.238 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Neh 4:2–5 (2 Esdr. 3:34-Neh Vulg.) | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 14 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Neh 4:3 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.238 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Neh 4:3 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.240 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Neh 4:9 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.4 · Anonymous | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380 |
| Neh 4:16 | Letter 34.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Neh 5:11 | On Tobit 70 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Neh 5:12 | On Tobit 70 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Neh 5:14 | Part 1, section 4 · Prosper of Aquitaine | allusion, low confidence | ca. 445-455 |
| Neh 6:15 | Commentary on Daniel 9, scholion 29 · Polychronius of Apamea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 400-430 |
| Neh 7:63–64 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 132–133 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Neh 8:1–8 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.22.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Neh 9:20 | Catechetical Lecture 16.28 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Neh 9:20 | On the Holy Spirit 53 · Didymus the Blind | quotation, high confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
| Neh 9:26 | To Quirinus 1.2 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Neh 9:26 | Divine Institutes 4.11.5 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Neh 9:37 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.28.3 · Ambrose | echo, low confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Neh 12:10–11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.65 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 12:10–11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.66 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 12:10 | Part 1, section 4 · Prosper of Aquitaine | allusion, low confidence | ca. 445-455 |
| Neh 12:27 | On the Crown 9 · Tertullian | allusion, low confidence | 211 |
| Neh 13:2 | Historia monachorum, chapter 21 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406 |