Sophia Scriptura

Letter of Aristeas 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.

Jewish account of the Greek translation of the Law under Ptolemy II (2nd century BC).

77 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Against Heresies 3.21.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons9–11allusion, medium confidenceca. 180–190
Hortatory Address to the Greeks 12 · Anonymous301-307allusion, medium confidence2nd–3rd century (disputed)
Apology 18 · Tertullian—allusion, high confidenceca. 197
Preparation for the Gospel 8.2.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea9quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.2.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea10quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.2.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea11quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.2.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea11quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.2.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea28quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea29quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea30quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea31quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea32quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea33quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.3.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea33–34quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.4.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea35–37quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.4.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea38quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.4.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea39quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.4.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea40–41quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea41–42quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea42–43quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea44quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea45quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea46quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea310–311quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea312–313quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea314–315quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea316quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.5.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea317quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea128quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea129quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea130quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea131quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea132–133quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea133quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea134–135quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea136quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea136–137quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea137–138quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea139quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.12 · Eusebius of Caesarea140quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea141–142quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.14 · Eusebius of Caesarea143quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea144quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.16 · Eusebius of Caesarea145–146quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.17 · Eusebius of Caesarea147quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea148quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.19 · Eusebius of Caesarea149quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.20 · Eusebius of Caesarea150quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.21 · Eusebius of Caesarea151quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.22 · Eusebius of Caesarea152quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea153–154quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.24 · Eusebius of Caesarea155quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.25 · Eusebius of Caesarea156quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.26 · Eusebius of Caesarea157quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea158–159quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.28 · Eusebius of Caesarea160quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.29 · Eusebius of Caesarea161quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.30 · Eusebius of Caesarea162quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea163–164quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.32 · Eusebius of Caesarea165–166quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.33 · Eusebius of Caesarea167quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.34 · Eusebius of Caesarea168quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.35 · Eusebius of Caesarea169quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.36 · Eusebius of Caesarea170quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 8.9.37 · Eusebius of Caesarea170–171quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.38.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea88quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.38.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea88quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Preparation for the Gospel 9.38.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea89–91quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Catechetical Lecture 4.33 · Cyril of Jerusalem—allusion, high confidenceca. 350
Tractates on the Psalms 0.8 · Hilary of Poitiers—echo, low confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 2.2 · Hilary of Poitiers—echo, low confidenceca. 360–367
Tractates on the Psalms 118.16.16 · Hilary of Poitiers9echo, low confidenceca. 360–367
On Christian Doctrine 2.15 · Augustine of Hippo—allusion, medium confidenceBooks 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
The Harmony of the Gospels 2.128 · Augustine of Hippo—echo, low confidenceca. 399–400
Apology against Rufinus 2.25 · Jerome—allusion, high confidenceca. 401–402
Apology against Jerome 2.33 · Rufinus of Aquileia—echo, low confidenceca. 401
City of God 18.42 · Augustine of Hippo—allusion, medium confidence413–426