Prayer of Manasseh in the early church
[in EO, ETH canons]
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.
In an appendix of the Latin Vulgate. Ethiopian status to be checked.
7 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didascalia 2.23 (Latin) · Anonymous | 14–15 | quotation, high confidence | first half of the third century |
| Fragment 40 · Julius Africanus | — | echo, low confidence | after 221 |
| Letter 143 · Gregory of Nazianzus | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Oration 19.8 · Gregory of Nazianzus | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Apostolic Constitutions 2.22.1 · Anonymous | 1-15 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.3 · Anonymous | 1-15 | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380 |
| Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.5 · Anonymous | 4 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |