Lamentations in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Lamentations, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam 1:1 | The Instructor 1.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lam 1:2 | The Instructor 1.9.80 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lam 1:8 | The Instructor 1.9.78 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lam 3:27–30 | Against Celsus 7.25 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lam 3:34 | Against Celsus 8.54 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lam 3:38 | Against Celsus 4.66 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lam 3:41 | On Prayer 31.2 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lam 4:7 | Against Marcion 4.8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lam 4:20 | First Apology 55 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 150–155 |
| Lam 4:20 | Excerpts from Theodotus 18.2 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Lam 4:20 | Against Marcion 3.6 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lam 4:20 | Against Praxeas 14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 213 or later |