Leviticus 9 in the early church
10 passages quote, allude to, or echo Leviticus 9, 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.
Leviticus 9:3
Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 9:3 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Leviticus 9:6
And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 9:6 | Homily on Isaiah 1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 235–250 |
Leviticus 9:7
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 9:7 | Oration IV Against the Arians 31 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | 4th century (disputed) |
| Lev 9:7 | Letter 177.16 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lev 9:24 | PG 12:1575 (Ps 117 LXX) · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Lev 9:24 | To Quirinus 3.101 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Lev 9:24 | Demonstration 4.3 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Lev 9:24 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.17 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Lev 9:24 | Leviticus, lines 1–29 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Lev 9:24 | On the Governance of God 1.51 · Salvian of Marseilles | allusion, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |