Acts of Paul in the early church

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.

Second-century apocryphal Acts including the Thecla story. SBL abbreviation to be checked.

19 passages cite it, in date order.

Passage	Cites	Kind	Date
On Baptism 17 · Tertullian	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
Commentary on Daniel 3.29 · Hippolytus of Rome	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204
On First Principles 1.2.3 · Origen	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
Commentary on John 20.91 · Origen	—	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
Lines 621–644 · Commodian	7	allusion, medium confidence	3rd century (disputed)
Prayer 1 1 · Anonymous	22	allusion, medium confidence	uncertain
Prayer 2 2 · Anonymous	34	allusion, medium confidence	uncertain
Symposium 8.1 · Methodius of Olympus	—	allusion, high confidence	late 3rd century
Symposium 8.2 · Methodius of Olympus	—	allusion, medium confidence	late 3rd century
Symposium 8.17 · Methodius of Olympus	—	allusion, high confidence	late 3rd century
Symposium 11.2 · Methodius of Olympus	—	allusion, high confidence	late 3rd century
Church History 3.3.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 300–325
Church History 3.25.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 300–325
Oration 24.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383
Letter 22.41 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
On Virgins 2.3 · Ambrose	3–4	allusion, high confidence	ca. 377
On Illustrious Men 7 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	392–393
Against Faustus the Manichaean 30.4 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 398–400
On Holy Virginity 45 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	401