Sophia Scriptura

Aeschylus (plays and fragments) in the early church

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.

16 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
On the Sole Government of God 2 · Anonymousfrag. 464quotation, medium confidence2nd–3rd century (disputed)
To Autolycus 2.37 · Theophilus of Antioch—quotation, high confidenceca. 180–185
A Plea for the Christians 21 · Athenagoras—quotation, high confidenceca. 176–180
Miscellanies 2.23.141 · Clement of AlexandriaChoephori 505–507quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 4.7.45 · Clement of AlexandriaTelephus frag. 239quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.1.5 · Clement of AlexandriaPrometheus Bound 44quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 5.14.114 · Clement of Alexandriafragment 70quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.7 · Clement of Alexandriafragmentquotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 7.3.13 · Clement of AlexandriaAg. 36quotation, high confidenceca. 198–203
Preparation for the Gospel 12.10.2 · Eusebius of CaesareaSept. 592allusion, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.3.14 · Eusebius of CaesareaNiobe (fragment)quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.3.25 · Eusebius of CaesareaXantriae (fragment)quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.3.35 · Eusebius of Caesareafragmentquotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.41 · Eusebius of CaesareaHeliades fr. 70quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.60 · Eusebius of Caesareafr. 464quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Ancoratus 106.3 · Epiphanius of Salamisfragmentquotation, low confidence374