Xenophanes (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.

Fragments, cited by Diels–Kranz number.

13 passages cite it, in date order.

Passage	Cites	Kind	Date
Miscellanies 5.14.109 · Clement of Alexandria	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
Miscellanies 7.4.22 · Clement of Alexandria	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
On the Soul 43 · Tertullian	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 210
Refutation of All Heresies 1.14.1 · Hippolytus of Rome	fragment 34	quotation, high confidence	ca. 222–235
Refutation of All Heresies 10.6.4 · Hippolytus of Rome	frag. 27	quotation, high confidence	ca. 222–235
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.36 · Eusebius of Caesarea	fr. B 23, 14, 15	quotation, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.23.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.30.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.35.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.49.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.50.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 34.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 314–320
City of God 7.17 · Augustine of Hippo	B34	allusion, medium confidence	413–426