Sophia Scriptura

Additions to Esther in the early church

[in RC, EO, ETH canons]

Texts outside the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. A bracket shows which other churches include a book in their Old Testament canon: RC = Roman Catholic, EO = Eastern Orthodox, ETH = Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo.

Part of Esther or Daniel in these Bibles; Ethiopian status to be checked.

17 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
The Instructor 3.2.12 · Clement of Alexandria15.1allusion, medium confidenceca. 190–200
Miscellanies 4.19.119 · Clement of Alexandria—allusion, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Commentary on John 2.95 · OrigenC.23quotation, high confidenceca. 230–248
On Prayer 13.2 · Origen13.8–14.19allusion, high confidenceca. 233–234
On Prayer 14.3 · Origen13.8–9quotation, high confidenceca. 233–234
On Prayer 14.3 · Origen14.3quotation, high confidenceca. 233–234
Exhortation to Martyrdom 33 · Origen13.14quotation, high confidence235
Homilies on Psalms 36-38 5.5 · Origen4.17rquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Commentary on Matthew 13.20 · OrigenC.13quotation, high confidenceca. 246–248
Cib. 14 · Methodius of OlympusC 13allusion, high confidencelate 3rd cent. (disputed)
Against Eunomius 2.19 · Basil of CaesareaC 22quotation, high confidenceca. 364
Letter 49.14 · Jerome14.11quotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Letter 130.4 · Jerome14.16quotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.2 · AnonymousC.23allusion, medium confidenceca. 380
Letter 262.10 · Augustine of Hippo14.16allusion, high confidenceca. 386–430
On Christian Doctrine 4.30 · Augustine of Hippo14.13allusion, high confidenceBooks 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
On the Grace of Christ and On Original Sin 1.25 · Augustine of Hippo15.6–8quotation, high confidence418