Hosea in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Hosea, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:1 | Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Hos 1:2 | Didache 11.11 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Hos 1:2 | Prophetic Extracts 3.2 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:2 | Refutation of All Heresies 5.27.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Hos 1:7 | Prophetic Extracts 4.2 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:7 | On the Trinity 12 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Hos 1:9 | Dialogue with Trypho 19.5 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Hos 1:10 (2:1 LXX) | Prophetic Extracts 4.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:11 (2:2 LXX) | Prophetic Extracts 4.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 2:8 | The Instructor 2.12.126 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 2:11 | Against Marcion 1.20 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 2:11 | Against Marcion 5.4 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 2:13 | The Instructor 2.12.126 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 2:23 (2:25 LXX) | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 4:14 | The Instructor 1.9.77 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 5:2 | The Instructor 1.7.53 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 5:2 | Prophetic Extracts 5.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 5:8 | Prophetic Extracts 5.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 5:15–6:2 | Against Marcion 4.43 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:1 | On the Lord's Prayer 35 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 252 |
| Hos 6:3 | On the Trinity 9 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Hos 6:6 | Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 39.4 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–210 |
| Hos 6:6 | Miscellanies 4.6.38 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Hos 6:6 | On Repentance 8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 2.13 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 2.17 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.10 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.17 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.18 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.20 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.27 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 7:4 | On Prayer 13.4 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 7:6 | On Prayer 30.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 8:14 | Against Marcion 4.29 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 10:6 | Dialogue with Trypho 103.4 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Hos 10:6 | Against Marcion 4.42 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 10:12 | On Prayer 11.3 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 10:12 | Against Celsus 6.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Hos 12:4 | Against Marcion 4.39 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 12:6 (12:7 LXX) | To Autolycus 3.12 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Hos 13:14 | The Instructor 2.8.74 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 13:14 | Against Marcion 5.10 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 13:14 | On Prayer 25.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 13:14 | Against Celsus 5.19 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Hos 14:9 (14:10 LXX) | To Autolycus 2.38 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Hos 14:9 (14:10 LXX) | Miscellanies 5.10.63 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Hos 14:9 (14:10 LXX) | Miscellanies 6.15.115 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Hos 14:9 | On Prayer 2.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 14:9 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hos 14:9 (14:10 LXX) | Against Celsus 3.45 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Hos 14:9 (14:10 LXX) | Against Celsus 4.50 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |