Leviticus 15 in the early church
41 passages quote, allude to, or echo Leviticus 15, 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 · 5 · 16 · 18 · 19 · 24 · 25 · 31
Leviticus 15:1
And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:1–33 | Demonstration 15.6 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Lev 15:1–30 | Leviticus, lines 76–101 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Leviticus 15:2
“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:2 | Miscellanies 2.14.61 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:2 | On First Principles 2.11.5 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
Leviticus 15:5
Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:5 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.54.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, medium confidence | 374-377 |
Leviticus 15:16
When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 15:16 | Didascalia 6.21 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | first half of the third century |
| Lev 15:16–18 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.1 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Lev 15:16–17 | Leviticus, lines 51–75 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Lev 15:16 | On the Good of Marriage 23 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 401 |
Leviticus 15:18
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:18 | Miscellanies 3.12.82 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Lev 15:18 | Homilies 7.8 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:18 | Homilies 11.30 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:18 | Preparation for the Gospel 8.8.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Lev 15:18 | Preparation for the Gospel 8.8.36 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Lev 15:18 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 30.2.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Lev 15:18 | On the Good of Marriage 23 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 401 |
| Lev 15:18 | Retractations 2.55 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 426-427 |
Leviticus 15:19
When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:19 | Didascalia 6.21 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | first half of the third century |
| Lev 15:19–25 | Against Marcion 4.20 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Lev 15:19 | Ep. Bas. 2 · Dionysius of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 247-265 |
| Lev 15:19 | Homilies 3.24 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:19 | Homilies 7.8 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:19 | Homilies 11.28 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:19 | Homilies 11.30 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Lev 15:19–23 | Letter 121.10 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Lev 15:19 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Lev 15:19 | Apology of the Prophet David 56 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 384-390 |
| Lev 15:19 | Homilies on Matthew 31.1 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Lev 15:19 | On the Good of Marriage 23 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 401 |
| Lev 15:19–27 | Sermon 33 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Lev 15:19–27 | Sermon 35 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Leviticus 15:24
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:24 | The Instructor 2.10.92 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
Leviticus 15:25
When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:25 | Homilies on Matthew 31.1 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
Leviticus 15:31
You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 15:31 | Prologue to the Commentary on Galatians · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Lev 15:31 | Prologue to the Commentary on Romans · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Lev 15:31 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Lev 15:31 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Lev 15:31 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.9 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |