Leviticus in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Leviticus, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 1:6 | Miscellanies 5.11.67 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 4:2 | On Prayer 28.9 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 5:7 | The Instructor 1.5.14 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 5:7 | Miscellanies 7.6.32 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 7:19 | On the Lapsed 15 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 251 |
| Lev 7:20 | On the Lapsed 15 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 251 |
| Lev 8:12 | On Baptism 7 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| Lev 10:1–2 | On the Unity of the Catholic Church 18 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | 251 |
| Lev 10:9 | Against Marcion 5.18 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 11:1–47 | Against Celsus 8.29 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 11:3 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.11 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:3 | The Instructor 2.1.17 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:3 | The Instructor 3.11.76 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:3 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:3 | Miscellanies 6.6.50 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:3 | Miscellanies 7.18.109 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:4 | Against Marcion 2.18 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 11:4 | Against Celsus 6.16 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 11:6 | The Instructor 2.10.83 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:6 | The Instructor 2.10.88 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:7 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.1 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:7 | The Instructor 3.11.75 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:7 | Miscellanies 2.15.67 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:7 | Miscellanies 2.20.105 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:7 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:7 | Miscellanies 7.6.33 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:9 | The Instructor 2.1.17 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:10 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.1 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:10 | Miscellanies 2.15.67 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:10 | Miscellanies 2.20.105 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:10 | Against Marcion 2.20 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 11:13 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.1 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:13 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:13 | The Instructor 3.11.76 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:13 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:13 | Miscellanies 5.8.52 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:13–19 | Against Celsus 4.93 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 11:14 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:14 | The Instructor 3.11.76 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 11:14 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:15 | Epistle of Barnabas 10.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 11:15 | Miscellanies 5.8.51 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 11:24 | Dialogue with Trypho 46.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, low confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 11:44 | Miscellanies 3.18.110 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 12:6–8 | Against Celsus 7.50 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 13:1–14:57 | Against Marcion 4.35 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 13:12 | The Instructor 3.11.54 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 13:13 | The Instructor 3.11.54 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 13:46 | Against Marcion 4.9 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 14:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 41.1 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 15:2 | Miscellanies 2.14.61 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:16 | Dialogue with Trypho 46.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 15:16 | Miscellanies 3.12.83 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:16 | Miscellanies 4.22.142 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:18 | Miscellanies 3.12.82 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:19–25 | Against Marcion 4.20 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 15:24 | The Instructor 2.10.92 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 16:2 | Excerpts from Theodotus 38.2 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Lev 16:4 | Miscellanies 5.6.39 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 16:5 | Dialogue with Trypho 40.4 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 16:5 | Against Marcion 3.7 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 16:7 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.6 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 16:8 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.7 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 16:8 | Dialogue with Trypho 111.1 · Justin Martyr | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 16:8 | Dialogue with Trypho 40.4 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 16:8–10 | Against Celsus 6.43 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 16:9 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.6 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 16:10 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.8 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 16:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 40.4 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 16:10 | Miscellanies 7.6.33 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 16:12 | Excerpts from Theodotus 27.1 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 200 |
| Lev 16:21 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.8 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 16:23 | Miscellanies 5.6.39 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 16:23 | Miscellanies 5.6.40 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 16:24 | Miscellanies 5.6.40 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 16:29 | Against Celsus 8.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 17:10–15 | Against Celsus 8.29 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 17:11 | The Instructor 1.6.39 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 18:1 | Miscellanies 2.10.46 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:2 | Miscellanies 2.10.46 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:3 | Miscellanies 2.10.46 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:4 | Miscellanies 2.10.46 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:5 | Miscellanies 2.10.46 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:5 | Miscellanies 2.10.47 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 18:18 | Dialogue with Trypho 134.3 · Justin Martyr | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 18:19 | The Instructor 2.10.92 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 18:20 | The Instructor 2.10.91 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 18:22 | The Instructor 2.10.91 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 19:2 | Against Celsus 6.63 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 19:2 | On the Lord's Prayer 12 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 252 |
| Lev 19:9 | Miscellanies 2.18.85 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 19:10 | Miscellanies 2.18.86 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 19:17 | Didache 2.7 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Lev 19:17 | Against Marcion 4.35 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:18 | Didache 1.2 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Lev 19:18 | Epistle of Barnabas 19.5 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 19:18 | Exhortation to the Greeks 10.108 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 19:18 | Against Marcion 1.23 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:18 | Against Marcion 2.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:18 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:18 | Against Marcion 5.4 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:18 | Against Marcion 5.8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 19:23 | Miscellanies 2.18.95 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 19:24 | Miscellanies 2.18.95 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 19:26 | Against Celsus 4.95 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 19:27 | On the Lapsed 30 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 251 |
| Lev 19:29 | The Instructor 3.3.22 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 19:31 | Against Celsus 1.26 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 19:31 | Against Celsus 5.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 19:34 | Miscellanies 2.18.88 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 19:35 | Miscellanies 5.5.30 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 20:10 | Miscellanies 2.23.147 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 20:10 | Miscellanies 3.2.9 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 20:13 | Against Marcion 1.29 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 20:15 | Against Marcion 1.29 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 20:24 | Epistle of Barnabas 6.8 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 21:1 | Miscellanies 4.25.158 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 21:1–2 | Against Marcion 4.23 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 21:2 | Miscellanies 4.25.158 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 21:9 | Miscellanies 2.23.147 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 21:11 | Against Marcion 4.23 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 21:17 | Exhortation to Martyrdom 30 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | 235 |
| Lev 22:21 | Miscellanies 4.18.117 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 22:27 | Miscellanies 2.18.92 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 22:28 | Miscellanies 2.18.93 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 23:6 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 23:16 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 23:24 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 23:27 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 23:29 | Epistle of Barnabas 7.3 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 24:20 | Miscellanies 8.9.30 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 25:4 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 25:8 | On Prayer 27.16 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 25:10 | Miscellanies 2.18.86 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 25:10 | Miscellanies 6.11.87 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, low confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 25:10 | On Prayer 27.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 25:23 | Exhortation to the Greeks 10.94 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 25:36 | Miscellanies 2.18.84 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 26:1 | Epistle of Barnabas 12.6 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Lev 26:12 | Miscellanies 3.11.73 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 26:12 | On Prayer 23.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 26:12 | Against Celsus 8.18 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Lev 26:23 | The Instructor 1.9.85 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 26:24 | The Instructor 1.9.85 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Lev 26:30 | Miscellanies 1.21.120 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 26:40 | Dialogue with Trypho 16.1 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 26:41 | Dialogue with Trypho 16.1 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Lev 27:1 | On Prayer 3.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 27:2 | On Prayer 3.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 27:3 | On Prayer 3.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Lev 27:30 | Miscellanies 2.11.51 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |