Apocalypse of Elijah 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.
Origen's Latin Series on Matthew names an Elijah apocryphon (“Secrets of Elijah”) as the source of 1 Cor 2:9; whether it is the surviving Coptic Apocalypse of Elijah is uncertain.
1 passage cites it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 117 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |