Epicurus (sayings 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.

Letters, sayings, and fragments.

98 passages cite it, in date order.

Passage	Cites	Kind	Date
On the Resurrection 6 · Justin Martyr	—	allusion, medium confidence	2nd century (disputed)
Against Heresies 2.14.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–190
Against Heresies 3.24.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–190
Miscellanies 6.2.24 · Clement of Alexandria	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
Apology 45 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 197
Irrision of the Gentile Philosophers 6 · Hermias	—	allusion, high confidence	3rd–6th century (disputed)
Irrision of the Gentile Philosophers 10 · Hermias	—	allusion, high confidence	3rd–6th century (disputed)
Against the Valentinians 7 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 206–208
Against the Valentinians 14 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 206–208
Against Marcion 1.25 · Tertullian	—	quotation, high confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
Against Marcion 2.16 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
On the Soul 3 · Tertullian	—	echo, low confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 5 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 15 · Tertullian	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 17 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 31 · Tertullian	—	echo, low confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 32 · Tertullian	—	echo, low confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 42 · Tertullian	Sent. 2	quotation, high confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 46 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 50 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 210
On the Resurrection of the Flesh 1 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 208–212
Refutation of All Heresies 10.7.5 · Hippolytus of Rome	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 222–235
Homilies on Leviticus 8.9 · Origen	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Against Celsus 1.24 · Origen	Ep. Hdt. 75–76	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
Against Celsus 3.80 · Origen	frag. 68	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 248
Against the Nations 2.9 · Arnobius of Sicca	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 297–303
Against the Nations 2.30 · Arnobius of Sicca	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 297–303
Homilies 5.18 · Anonymous	—	allusion, medium confidence	4th century (reworking earlier material)
Divine Institutes 1.2.2 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.8.49 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.10.25 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 3.12.15 · Lactantius	Sent. 1	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 3.17.30 · Lactantius	Ep. Men. 125	quotation, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 5.10.12 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 5.20.14 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 6.24.13 · Lactantius	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.1.10 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.3.23 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.5.4 · Lactantius	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.7.13 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.8.8 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.13.7 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 303–311
On the Workmanship of God 2.10 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–305
On the Workmanship of God 6.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–305
On the Workmanship of God 6.8 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–305
On the Workmanship of God 8.10 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–305
On the Workmanship of God 8.13 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 303–305
On the Anger of God 2.7 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 4.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 4.2 · Lactantius	Principal Doctrines 1	quotation, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 8.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 9.4 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 10.33 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 13.20 · Lactantius	fr. 374 Usener	quotation, high confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 15.6 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 17.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–314
Preparation for the Gospel 7.11.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 7.12.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.16.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.16.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 14.23.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.2.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.5.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.21.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.23.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.34.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 15.60.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 28.6 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 314–320
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 31.1 · Lactantius	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 314–320
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 65.6 · Lactantius	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 314–320
Life of Constantine 1.17.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea	Principal Doctrines 1	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 337–339
Letters 8, 9 · Basil of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 357–378
Oration 4.44 · Gregory of Nazianzus	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 362–383
Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 362–383
Hexaemeron 1.2 · Basil of Caesarea	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370
Letter 33.6 · Jerome	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 370–419
Letter 70.6 · Jerome	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 370–419
Letter 119.5 · Jerome	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Letter 124.5 · Jerome	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
On the Duties of the Clergy 1.13 · Ambrose	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–390
On the Duties of the Clergy 2.2 · Ambrose	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 386–390
On the Profit of Believing 10 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 391–392
Against Jovinianus 1.48 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	393
Against Jovinianus 2.6 · Jerome	—	quotation, medium confidence	393
Against Jovinianus 2.11 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	393
Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental 18 · Augustine of Hippo	—	echo, medium confidence	ca. 396–397
Confessions 6.26 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, high confidence	ca. 397–401
Against Faustus the Manichaean 20.10 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 398–400
On the Trinity 13.5 · Augustine of Hippo	—	echo, low confidence	ca. 399–419
City of God 5.20 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 8.5 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 8.7 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 11.5 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 14.2 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 18.41 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426
City of God 19.1 · Augustine of Hippo	—	allusion, medium confidence	413–426