Gospel of Thomas 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.
Sayings gospel; cited by the Naassenes in Hippolytus, Ref. 5.7.20.
12 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martyrdom of Peter (Greek Acts of Peter) 9 · Anonymous | 22 | echo, low confidence | ca. 180–200 |
| Acts of Peter (Vercelli) 37 · Anonymous | 22 | echo, medium confidence | ca. 180–200 |
| Against Heresies 1.20.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | 38 | echo, low confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Acts of Thomas 148 · Anonymous | 22 | echo, low confidence | ca. 200–250 |
| Fragments on Luke, column 311 · Origen | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 5.7.20 · Hippolytus of Rome | 4 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 5.8.32 · Hippolytus of Rome | 11 | allusion, low confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Homily on Luke 1 · Origen | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Homilies on Joshua 4.3 · Origen | 82 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Church History 3.25.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Catechetical Lecture 4.35 · Cyril of Jerusalem | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Catechetical Lecture 6.24 · Cyril of Jerusalem | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |