Sophia Scriptura

Pindar (odes 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.

Odes and fragments (Snell–Maehler).

28 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Against Heresies 2.21.2 · Irenaeus of LyonsOl. 1allusion, medium confidenceca. 180–190
Hortatory Address to the Greeks 26 · Anonymousfrag. 214quotation, high confidence2nd–3rd century (disputed)
Miscellanies 5.14.98 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.101 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.102 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.129 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.137 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.10.83 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Apology 14 · TertullianPyth. 3.54–58allusion, high confidenceca. 197
To the Nations 2.14 · TertullianPyth. 3.54–58allusion, high confidence197
On the Crown 7 · Tertullian—allusion, low confidence211
Against Celsus 3.26 · Origen—allusion, low confidenceca. 248
Against Celsus 5.34 · Origenfr. 169quotation, high confidenceca. 248
Against Celsus 5.40 · Origenfr. 169quotation, high confidenceca. 248
Against the Nations 4.24 · Arnobius of SiccaPyth. 3.54–58allusion, high confidenceca. 297–303
Preparation for the Gospel 3.13.19 · Eusebius of CaesareaPyth. 3.54quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 5.4.3 · Eusebius of Caesareafrag.quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.14.50 · Eusebius of CaesareaPaean 9allusion, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 10.12.27 · Eusebius of Caesareafrag.quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 12.29.3 · Eusebius of Caesareafrag.quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.20 · Eusebius of Caesareafr. 292quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.25 · Eusebius of Caesareafr. 108bquotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.27 · Eusebius of CaesareaNem. 6.1–2quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.56 · Eusebius of Caesareafr. 140d, 141, 61quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.5.2 · Eusebius of Caesareafr. 213quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Letter 211 · Gregory of Nazianzusfr. 105quotation, medium confidenceca. 360–390
Letter 283 · Gregory of NazianzusNem. 3.21allusion, high confidenceca. 360–390
Oration 4.60 · Gregory of NazianzusNem. 1.53quotation, high confidenceca. 362–383