Oracles of Apollo (Didyma, Claros) 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.

Pagan oracle responses quoted by Christian writers. SBL abbreviation unchecked.

4 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Homilies 5.18 · Anonymous—quotation, high confidence4th century (reworking earlier material)
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.61 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Demonstration of the Gospel 3.3.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 314–324
Letter 84.4 · Jerome—allusion, medium confidenceca. 370–419