Prayer of Joseph 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.
Jewish pseudepigraphon known from fragments.
9 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fragments on Genesis, column 73 · Origen | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Fragments on Genesis, column 81 · Origen | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Commentary on John 2.188 · Origen | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Commentary on John 2.189 · Origen | frag. A | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Commentary on John 2.190 · Origen | frag. A | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Commentary on John 2.191 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Commentary on John 2.192 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Homilies on Numbers 17.4 · Origen | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Preparation for the Gospel 6.11.64 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |