Sophia Scriptura

Hesiod, Theogony 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.

56 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Discourse to the Greeks 2 · Anonymous453-506allusion, high confidence2nd–3rd century (disputed)
To Autolycus 2.5 · Theophilus of Antioch73–74quotation, high confidenceca. 180–185
To Autolycus 2.5 · Theophilus of Antioch104–115quotation, high confidenceca. 180–185
To Autolycus 2.6 · Theophilus of Antioch116–133quotation, high confidenceca. 180–185
To Autolycus 2.12 · Theophilus of Antioch116–122allusion, high confidenceca. 180–185
A Plea for the Christians 24 · Athenagoras27quotation, high confidenceca. 176–180
Exhortation to the Greeks 2.14 · Clement of Alexandria195–200quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Miscellanies 1.21.105 · Clement of Alexandria938–941quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 7.6.31 · Clement of Alexandria540–541, 556–557quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Refutation of All Heresies 1.26.1 · Hippolytus of Rome53–60allusion, high confidenceca. 222–235
Refutation of All Heresies 1.26.2 · Hippolytus of Rome108–139quotation, high confidenceca. 222–235
Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.2 · Hippolytus of Rome124allusion, medium confidenceca. 222–235
Instructions 1.4 · Commodian453-491allusion, medium confidence3rd century (disputed)
Against Celsus 1.23 · Origen53–60, 901–909allusion, high confidenceca. 248
Against Celsus 4.36 · Origen—allusion, medium confidenceca. 248
Against Celsus 4.48 · Origen178–182, 459–491allusion, high confidenceca. 248
Against the Manichaeans 5 · Alexander of Lycopolis—allusion, low confidenceca. 280–320
Against the Manichaeans 10 · Alexander of Lycopolis154–210, 453–491allusion, high confidenceca. 280–320
Against Porphyry, fragment 1 · Methodius of Olympus820–868allusion, low confidencelate 3rd cent. (disputed)
Against the Nations 3.37 · Arnobius of Sicca75–79allusion, medium confidenceca. 297–303
Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous178–181allusion, high confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous453–491allusion, high confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous886–900allusion, high confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 5.10 · Anonymous120allusion, low confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 5.12 · Anonymous886-929allusion, low confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 5.13 · Anonymous188-200allusion, low confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 6.2 · Anonymous133-210allusion, medium confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 6.2 · Anonymous453-500allusion, medium confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Homilies 6.3 · Anonymous116quotation, high confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Recognitions 10.17 · Anonymous133–138allusion, medium confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Recognitions 10.18 · Anonymous453–491allusion, medium confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Recognitions 10.20 · Anonymous176–200, 886–900allusion, medium confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Recognitions 10.31 · Anonymous133–138allusion, high confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Recognitions 10.41 · Anonymous133–138allusion, medium confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Divine Institutes 1.5.8 · Lactantius116allusion, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.5.10 · Lactantius22–34allusion, high confidenceca. 303–311
Preparation for the Gospel 2.3.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea200allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 10.12.20 · Eusebius of Caesarea938–941quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.3.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea154–210allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.39 · Eusebius of Caesarea—echo, low confidenceca. 313–324
Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus—allusion, high confidenceca. 362–383
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 26.16.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis886allusion, medium confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.2.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis—allusion, medium confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.2.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis116quotation, medium confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis—allusion, low confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis116–232allusion, medium confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis—allusion, low confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.4.9 · Epiphanius of Salamis—allusion, low confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 33.8.9 · Epiphanius of Salamis—allusion, low confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 36.1.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis147-153allusion, medium confidence374-377
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 36.1.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis150-152allusion, medium confidence374-377
Theological Oration 5 (Or. 31), On the Holy Spirit 16 · Gregory of Nazianzus459–467allusion, high confidence380
On Christian Doctrine 2.17 · Augustine of Hippo77-79allusion, medium confidenceBooks 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
Refutation of Certain Aristotelian Doctrines 24 · Anonymous116quotation, high confidence5th century (disputed)
Refutation of Certain Aristotelian Doctrines 24 · Anonymous116allusion, medium confidence5th century (disputed)
Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 6–12 · Anonymous459allusion, low confidence5th century (disputed)