Bel and the Dragon 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.

38 passages cite it, in date order.

Passage	Cites	Kind	Date
Against Heresies 4.5.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons	4–5	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
Against Heresies 4.5.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons	25	quotation, high confidence	ca. 180–190
Miscellanies 1.21.123 · Clement of Alexandria	31–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
On Idolatry 18 · Tertullian	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 196–211
On Prayer 29 · Tertullian	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–206
Commentary on Daniel 2.26 · Hippolytus of Rome	5	quotation, high confidence	ca. 202-204
Commentary on Daniel 2.26 · Hippolytus of Rome	31	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 202-204
Commentary on Daniel 2.35 · Hippolytus of Rome	31	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 202-204
On Fasting 7 · Tertullian	31–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 210–220
On Fasting 9 · Tertullian	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 210–220
Letter to Origen 1 · Julius Africanus	1	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 220–245
Fragment 57 on John 4:88 · Origen	33-39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 226-254
Exhortation to Martyrdom 33 · Origen	22–27	allusion, high confidence	235
Letter to Africanus 2 · Origen	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 240–245
Letter 58.5 · Cyprian of Carthage	5	quotation, high confidence	249/250–258
On the Lord's Prayer 21 · Cyprian of Carthage	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 252
Prayer 2 2 · Anonymous	33	quotation, high confidence	uncertain
On Works and Almsgiving 11 · Cyprian of Carthage	31–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 253
To Fortunatus 11 · Cyprian of Carthage	5	quotation, high confidence	253 or 257
Life of Cyprian 11 · Anonymous	33	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 258–265
Cib. 3 · Methodius of Olympus	—	allusion, high confidence	late 3rd cent. (disputed)
Oration III Against the Arians 30 · Athanasius of Alexandria	5	quotation, high confidence	ca. 339–346
Catechetical Lecture 14.25 · Cyril of Jerusalem	36	allusion, high confidence	ca. 350
Letters to Serapion 4.21 · Athanasius of Alexandria	5	quotation, high confidence	ca. 357–360
Letter 42 · Basil of Caesarea	31-42	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 357–378
Tractates on the Psalms 125.4 · Hilary of Poitiers	33	allusion, high confidence	ca. 360–367
Oration 18.30 · Gregory of Nazianzus	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383
Homilies 8.4 · Basil of Caesarea	36	allusion, high confidence	ca. 363-378
Letter 3.1 · Jerome	36	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Letter 22.9 · Jerome	33	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
On the Holy Spirit 23.54 · Basil of Caesarea	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 374–375
On the Duties of the Clergy 1.35 · Ambrose	31–39	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 2.4 · Ambrose	31–39	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–390
Letter 36.16 · Augustine of Hippo	33–39	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
Letter 185.19 · Augustine of Hippo	22	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
Against Jovinianus 2.15 · Jerome	33-39	allusion, high confidence	393
On Catechizing the Uninstructed 21 · Augustine of Hippo	41	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 399–405
Apology against Rufinus 2.33 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 401–402