Callimachus (hymns and fragments) 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.
20 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Plea for the Christians 30 · Athenagoras | Hymn. Jov. 8–9 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 176–180 |
| Exhortation to the Greeks 2.29 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exhortation to the Greeks 2.37 · Clement of Alexandria | Hymn. Jov. 8–9 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exhortation to the Greeks 2.38 · Clement of Alexandria | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| 22 · Anonymous | Hymn. 1.8 | echo, low confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Miscellanies 5.8.48 · Clement of Alexandria | Iambi | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.8.50 · Clement of Alexandria | Aetia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.11.68 · Clement of Alexandria | Epigrams | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.100 · Clement of Alexandria | fragment 192 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.100 · Clement of Alexandria | fragment 493 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| On the Crown 7 · Tertullian | — | allusion, low confidence | 211 |
| Against Celsus 3.43 · Origen | Hymn 1.6–10 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Recognitions 10.23 · Anonymous | Hymn. 1.8–9 | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Divine Institutes 3.18.9 · Lactantius | Epigr. 23 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 3.8.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | Aet. frag. 100 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. 192 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.16.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | Iambi | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Letter 70.2 · Jerome | Hymn. Jov. 8 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 42.12.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | Hymn to Zeus 8–9 | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| City of God 1.22 · Augustine of Hippo | Epigr. 23 | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |