Hesiod, Works and Days 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.

48 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
The Instructor 3.5.32 · Clement of Alexandria753–754allusion, high confidenceca. 190–200
The Instructor 3.8.42 · Clement of Alexandria293–295quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
The Instructor 3.8.43 · Clement of Alexandria296–297quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Exhortation to the Greeks 2.41 · Clement of Alexandria252–253quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Exhortation to the Greeks 10.90 · Clement of Alexandria218quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Exhortation to the Greeks 10.103 · Clement of Alexandria252–253quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Exhortation to the Greeks 12.118 · Clement of Alexandria373–374quotation, high confidenceca. 190–200
Against Heresies 2.14.5 · Irenaeus of Lyons60-82allusion, high confidenceca. 180–190
Against Heresies 2.21.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons78-82quotation, high confidenceca. 180–190
Miscellanies 1.4.25 · Clement of Alexandria649quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 1.29.181 · Clement of Alexandria276–279quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 2.23.145 · Clement of Alexandria339quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 4.2.5 · Clement of Alexandria289–292quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.3.16 · Clement of Alexandria287quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.100 · Clement of Alexandria60–62quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.107 · Clement of Alexandria770quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.130 · Clement of Alexandria176–178quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.12 · Clement of Alexandria57–58quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.13 · Clement of Alexandria702–703quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Against the Valentinians 12 · Tertullian60–82allusion, high confidenceca. 206–208
On the Crown 7 · Tertullian60–82allusion, medium confidence211
Against Celsus 4.38 · Origen53–82, 90–98quotation, high confidenceca. 248
Symposium 8.15 · Methodius of Olympus109-126allusion, medium confidencelate 3rd century
Divine Institutes 2.14.7 · Lactantius122–123quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Preparation for the Gospel 1.10.30 · Eusebius of Caesarea109allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 3.1.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea233quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 4.17.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea252allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 5.4.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea109allusion, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 5.22.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea289–292allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 5.36.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea252–254quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 10.3.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea702–703quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 12.52.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea304quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.11.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea122–123quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.12.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea770–771quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea60–62quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.34 · Eusebius of Caesarea770–771quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.58 · Eusebius of Caesarea176–178quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.4.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea42quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.24.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea456allusion, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.26.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea60–82allusion, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.27.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea410–413quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 23.1 · Lactantius122–126allusion, high confidenceca. 314–320
Letter 41 · Gregory of Nazianzus45allusion, medium confidenceca. 360–390
Letter 43 · Gregory of Nazianzus293-295allusion, medium confidenceca. 360–390
Oration 18.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus702quotation, high confidenceca. 362–383
Homilies 22.1 · Basil of Caesarea293allusion, high confidenceca. 363-378
Homilies 22.2 · Basil of Caesarea287quotation, high confidenceca. 363-378
Homilies 22.8 · Basil of Caesarea361allusion, high confidenceca. 363-378