Seneca 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.
Roman Stoic; cited as Seneca, Ira, Ep., etc.
46 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apology 12 · Tertullian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 197 |
| Apology 50 · Tertullian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 197 |
| On the Soul 20 · Tertullian | Ben. 4.6.6 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 42 · Tertullian | Tro. 397 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Resurrection of the Flesh 1 · Tertullian | Tro. 397 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| On the Resurrection of the Flesh 3 · Tertullian | Tro. 397 | echo, low confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Divine Institutes 1.5.26 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.5.27 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.7.5 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.7.13 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.16.10 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.16.11 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 2.2.14 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 2.4.14 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 2.8.23 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.12.11 · Lactantius | De immatura morte (fragment) | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.15.1 · Lactantius | fragment | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.15.11 · Lactantius | Exhortationes (fragment) | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.15.13 · Lactantius | fragment | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.15.14 · Lactantius | fragment | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.16.15 · Lactantius | fragment | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.23.14 · Lactantius | fragment | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 3.25.16 · Lactantius | fragment | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 5.9.19 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 5.13.20 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 5.22.11 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 5.22.12 · Lactantius | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.17.28 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.24.12 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.24.15 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.24.16 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.24.17 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 6.25.3 · Lactantius | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.15.14 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.15.16 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| On the Anger of God 17.13 · Lactantius | Ira | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–314 |
| Epitome of the Divine Institutes 4.3 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Letter 153.14 · Augustine of Hippo | De ira 2.10 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| On Illustrious Men 12 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | 392–393 |
| Against Jovinianus 1.41 · Jerome | — | quotation, medium confidence | 393 |
| Against Jovinianus 1.46 · Jerome | — | allusion, low confidence | 393 |
| Against Jovinianus 1.49 · Jerome | — | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| Against Faustus the Manichaean 20.9 · Augustine of Hippo | Phaedr. 195–196 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| City of God 5.8 · Augustine of Hippo | Ep. 107.11 | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| City of God 6.10 · Augustine of Hippo | De superstitione | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| City of God 6.11 · Augustine of Hippo | De superstitione | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |