Sophia Scriptura

Berossus, Babyloniaca 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.

Babylonian priest-historian (early third century BC); work survives in fragments; SBL abbreviation to be checked.

13 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Preparation for the Gospel 9.11.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.11.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.16.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.40.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea—quotation, medium confidenceca. 313–324