Traditions of Matthias 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.
A lost early Christian writing ascribed to the apostle Matthias, known from quotations in Clement of Alexandria. The SBL abbreviation is not certain.
7 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellanies 2.9.45 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 3.4.26 · Clement of Alexandria | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 7.13.82 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 7.20.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Homily on Luke 1 · Origen | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Church History 3.25.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 3.29.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 300–325 |