Hesiod, Theogony 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.
56 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse to the Greeks 2 · Anonymous | 453-506 | allusion, high confidence | 2nd–3rd century (disputed) |
| To Autolycus 2.5 · Theophilus of Antioch | 73–74 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| To Autolycus 2.5 · Theophilus of Antioch | 104–115 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| To Autolycus 2.6 · Theophilus of Antioch | 116–133 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| To Autolycus 2.12 · Theophilus of Antioch | 116–122 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| A Plea for the Christians 24 · Athenagoras | 27 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 176–180 |
| Exhortation to the Greeks 2.14 · Clement of Alexandria | 195–200 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Miscellanies 1.21.105 · Clement of Alexandria | 938–941 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 7.6.31 · Clement of Alexandria | 540–541, 556–557 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 1.26.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | 53–60 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 1.26.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | 108–139 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | 124 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Instructions 1.4 · Commodian | 453-491 | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Against Celsus 1.23 · Origen | 53–60, 901–909 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 4.36 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 4.48 · Origen | 178–182, 459–491 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against the Manichaeans 5 · Alexander of Lycopolis | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 280–320 |
| Against the Manichaeans 10 · Alexander of Lycopolis | 154–210, 453–491 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 280–320 |
| Against Porphyry, fragment 1 · Methodius of Olympus | 820–868 | allusion, low confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Against the Nations 3.37 · Arnobius of Sicca | 75–79 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 297–303 |
| Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous | 178–181 | allusion, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous | 453–491 | allusion, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 4.16 · Anonymous | 886–900 | allusion, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 5.10 · Anonymous | 120 | allusion, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 5.12 · Anonymous | 886-929 | allusion, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 5.13 · Anonymous | 188-200 | allusion, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 6.2 · Anonymous | 133-210 | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 6.2 · Anonymous | 453-500 | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Homilies 6.3 · Anonymous | 116 | quotation, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Recognitions 10.17 · Anonymous | 133–138 | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Recognitions 10.18 · Anonymous | 453–491 | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Recognitions 10.20 · Anonymous | 176–200, 886–900 | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Recognitions 10.31 · Anonymous | 133–138 | allusion, high confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Recognitions 10.41 · Anonymous | 133–138 | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Divine Institutes 1.5.8 · Lactantius | 116 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 1.5.10 · Lactantius | 22–34 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 2.3.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | 200 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 10.12.20 · Eusebius of Caesarea | 938–941 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.3.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | 154–210 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.39 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 26.16.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 886 | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.2.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.2.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 116 | quotation, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 116–232 | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.3.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.4.9 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 33.8.9 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 36.1.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 147-153 | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 36.1.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 150-152 | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Theological Oration 5 (Or. 31), On the Holy Spirit 16 · Gregory of Nazianzus | 459–467 | allusion, high confidence | 380 |
| On Christian Doctrine 2.17 · Augustine of Hippo | 77-79 | allusion, medium confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Refutation of Certain Aristotelian Doctrines 24 · Anonymous | 116 | quotation, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Refutation of Certain Aristotelian Doctrines 24 · Anonymous | 116 | allusion, medium confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 6–12 · Anonymous | 459 | allusion, low confidence | 5th century (disputed) |