Sophia Scriptura

2 Maccabees in the early church

[in RC, EO canons]

Texts outside the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. A bracket shows which other churches include a book in their Old Testament canon: RC = Roman Catholic, EO = Eastern Orthodox, ETH = Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo.

The Ethiopian canon has three books of Meqabyan, which are different works.

96 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Shepherd of Hermas, Mandate 1.1 (26.1) · Hermas7.28echo, low confidenceca. 100–150
To Autolycus 1.4 · Theophilus of Antioch7.28echo, medium confidenceca. 180–185
Miscellanies 5.14.97 · Clement of Alexandria1.10allusion, high confidenceca. 198–203
On Christ and Antichrist 49 · Hippolytus of Rome6.7quotation, high confidenceca. 200–215
On Christ and Antichrist 49 · Hippolytus of Rome9.9allusion, high confidenceca. 200–215
Commentary on Daniel 2.19 · Hippolytus of Rome7.1-6quotation, high confidenceca. 202-204
Commentary on Daniel 2.20 · Hippolytus of Rome7.1-6quotation, high confidenceca. 202-204
Commentary on Daniel 2.35 · Hippolytus of Rome7allusion, high confidenceca. 202-204
Commentary on Daniel 3.4 · Hippolytus of Rome9.5-12quotation, high confidenceca. 202-204
On First Principles 2.1.5 · Origen7.28quotation, high confidenceca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
Commentary on John 1.103 · Origen7.28allusion, high confidenceca. 230–248
Commentary on John 13.403 · Origen15.14quotation, high confidenceca. 230–248
On Prayer 11.1 · Origen15.12–16quotation, high confidenceca. 233–234
Exhortation to Martyrdom 22 · Origen6.18–31quotation, high confidence235
Exhortation to Martyrdom 23 · Origen7.1–6quotation, high confidence235
Exhortation to Martyrdom 24 · Origen7.7–9quotation, high confidence235
Exhortation to Martyrdom 25 · Origen7.10–19quotation, high confidence235
Exhortation to Martyrdom 26 · Origen7.24–35quotation, high confidence235
Exhortation to Martyrdom 27 · Origen7.20quotation, high confidence235
Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.191 · Origen15.14quotation, high confidenceca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410)
On the Singleness of Clerics 8 · Anonymous6.23quotation, high confidence3rd cent. (disputed)
Against Celsus 3.3 · Origen6–7allusion, medium confidenceca. 248
Against Celsus 8.46 · Origen3allusion, high confidenceca. 248
Commentary on Matthew 15.35 · Origen15.14allusion, high confidenceca. 246–248
Commentary on Romans 4.9 · Origen7allusion, high confidenceca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
To Quirinus 3.4 · Cyprian of Carthage9.12quotation, high confidenceca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later)
Letter 58.6 · Cyprian of Carthage7allusion, high confidence249/250–258
To Fortunatus 11 · Cyprian of Carthage7quotation, high confidence253 or 257
To Fortunatus 11 · Cyprian of Carthage6.18–31quotation, high confidence253 or 257
Passion of Marian and James 13 · Anonymous7.20allusion, medium confidence259
Passion of Montanus and Lucius 16 · Anonymous7.20allusion, medium confidence259
On Free Will 3.8 · Methodius of Olympus7.28echo, low confidencelate 3rd cent. (disputed)
Res. 3.1 · Methodius of Olympus14.37-46allusion, high confidencelate 3rd cent. (disputed)
Church History 5.1.55 · Eusebius of Caesarea7.20-23allusion, medium confidenceca. 300–325
Apology for Origen 1.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea7.28allusion, medium confidenceca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397)
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.38 · Eusebius of Caesarea1.10allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.39.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea2.4–5echo, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 12.3.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea15.12–16allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
On the Deaths of the Persecutors 33.1 · Lactantius9.5–10echo, low confidenceca. 314–315
Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.71 · Eusebius of Caesarea4.7-17allusion, medium confidenceca. 314–324
Demonstration of the Gospel 10.1.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea6-7allusion, medium confidenceca. 314–324
Life of Constantine 1.57.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea9.9echo, low confidenceca. 337–339
On the Trinity 4.16 · Hilary of Poitiers7.28allusion, low confidenceca. 356–360
Letter 6 · Basil of Caesarea7allusion, high confidenceca. 357–378
Against Constantius 6 · Hilary of Poitiers7.9quotation, high confidenceca. 360–361
Against Constantius 6 · Hilary of Poitiers7.16quotation, high confidenceca. 360–361
Against Constantius 6 · Hilary of Poitiers7.31quotation, high confidenceca. 360–361
Tractates on the Psalms 125.4 · Hilary of Poitiers6.18allusion, high confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 125.4 · Hilary of Poitiers7.1allusion, high confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 125.6 · Hilary of Poitiers7.28echo, low confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 134.25 · Hilary of Poitiers6.18allusion, high confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 134.25 · Hilary of Poitiers7.6allusion, medium confidenceca. 360–367
Oration 5.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus7.1allusion, high confidenceca. 362–383
Oration 43.58 · Gregory of Nazianzus7.1allusion, high confidenceca. 362–383
Letter 7.6 · Jerome7.1allusion, high confidenceca. 370–419
Letter 67.6 · Jerome7allusion, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Letter 100.9 · Jerome7.1allusion, high confidenceca. 370–419
Letter 112.15 · Jerome6-7allusion, high confidenceca. 370–419
Apostolic Canon 85 · Anonymous—allusion, high confidenceca. 380
Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.9 · Anonymous1.3allusion, medium confidenceca. 380
Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.5 · Anonymous1.3allusion, low confidenceca. 380
On Virgins 1.3 · Ambrose3.19echo, low confidenceca. 377
On the Duties of the Clergy 1.41 · Ambrose7.1–41allusion, high confidenceca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 2.29 · Ambrose3.4–40allusion, high confidenceca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 3.17 · Ambrose1.18–36allusion, high confidenceca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 3.17 · Ambrose2.1–8quotation, high confidenceca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 3.18 · Ambrose2.11quotation, high confidenceca. 386–390
Letter 40.6 · Augustine of Hippo6–7allusion, medium confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 75.15 · Augustine of Hippo6–7allusion, medium confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 111.5 · Augustine of Hippo7.18-19quotation, high confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 204.6 · Augustine of Hippo14.37–46allusion, high confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 204.7 · Augustine of Hippo14.37–46allusion, high confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 204.8 · Augustine of Hippo14.42–46allusion, high confidenceca. 386–430
Letter 243.6 · Augustine of Hippo7allusion, high confidenceca. 386–430
Homilies on Matthew 36.2 · John Chrysostom7.1allusion, medium confidenceca. 390
On the Catholic Way of Life and the Manichaean Way of Life 1.23 · Augustine of Hippo7allusion, high confidenceca. 387–389
Sermon 32.18 · Augustine of Hippo7allusion, high confidenceca. 391-430
Sermon 100.2 · Augustine of Hippo7.22-23allusion, high confidenceca. 391-430
On Faith and the Creed 2 · Augustine of Hippo7.28allusion, medium confidence393
On Christian Doctrine 2.8 · Augustine of Hippo—allusion, high confidenceBooks 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
Against Faustus the Manichaean 19.14 · Augustine of Hippo6.18–7.42allusion, high confidenceca. 398–400
Canon 47 · Anonymous—allusion, high confidence397
On the Nature of the Good 26 · Augustine of Hippo7.28quotation, high confidenceca. 399
Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 38 · Rufinus of Aquileia—allusion, medium confidenceca. 404
Tractates on the Gospel of John 11.14 · Augustine of Hippo7allusion, high confidenceca. 406–420
Homilies on the First Epistle of John 8.7 · Augustine of Hippo7allusion, high confidenceca. 407
City of God 18.36 · Augustine of Hippo6.18-7.42allusion, high confidence413–426
City of God 18.45 · Augustine of Hippo—allusion, medium confidence413–426
On the Soul and Its Origin 1.13 · Augustine of Hippo12.43allusion, high confidenceca. 419–420
On the Soul and Its Origin 1.23 · Augustine of Hippo7.22quotation, high confidenceca. 419–420
On the Soul and Its Origin 1.25 · Augustine of Hippo7.22quotation, high confidenceca. 419–420
On the Soul and Its Origin 2.15 · Augustine of Hippo12.40allusion, high confidenceca. 419–420
On the Soul and Its Origin 3.18 · Augustine of Hippo12.43allusion, high confidenceca. 419–420
On Care for the Dead 3 · Augustine of Hippo12.43allusion, high confidenceca. 421–422
The Conferences 8.4 · John Cassian6.2allusion, medium confidenceca. 426–429
On Rebuke and Grace 13 · Augustine of Hippo7.29quotation, high confidenceca. 427