Deuteronomy 14 in the early church
46 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 14, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 21 · 22 · 24 · 29
Deuteronomy 14:1
You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:1 | Catechetical Lecture 11.3 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Deut 14:1 | On the Decrees of Nicaea 6 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350–356 |
Deuteronomy 14:2
for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:2 | 1 Clement 29.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Deut 14:2 | 1 Clement 64.1 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Deut 14:2 | Oration 34.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Deuteronomy 14:3
You must not eat any detestable thing.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:3–21 | Demonstration 15.1 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
Deuteronomy 14:4
These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:4 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.206 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Deut 14:4 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.207 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Deuteronomy 14:5
the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:5 | On First Principles 4.3.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Deut 14:5 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.206 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Deut 14:5 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.207 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Deut 14:5 | Homily on the Song of Songs 2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Deut 14:5 | Instructions 2.12 · Eucherius of Lyon | allusion, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Deuteronomy 14:6
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
Deuteronomy 14:7
But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:7 | The Instructor 2.10.83 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
Deuteronomy 14:8
as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:8 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.1 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Deut 14:8 | The Instructor 3.11.75 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 14:8 | Miscellanies 2.15.67 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 14:8 | Miscellanies 2.20.105 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 14:8 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 14:8 | Cib. 8 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, medium confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Deut 14:8 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 6.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Deut 14:8 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 30.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Deut 14:8 | Tractates 15 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
Deuteronomy 14:9
Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:9 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Deuteronomy 14:11
You may eat any clean bird,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:11 | Hexaemeron 8.3 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370 |
Deuteronomy 14:12
but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:12 | The Instructor 3.11.76 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 14:12 | Miscellanies 2.15.67 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 14:12 | On First Principles 4.3.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Deut 14:12–18 | Against Celsus 4.93 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
Deuteronomy 14:21
You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:21 | The Instructor 2.1.17 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Deut 14:21 | Miscellanies 2.18.94 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
Deuteronomy 14:22
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:22 | Miscellanies 2.18.86 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Deut 14:22 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXIII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 14:22–23 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.16 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Deuteronomy 14:24
But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:24–26 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.3.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Deuteronomy 14:29
Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 14:29 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.6 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |