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Melito of Sardis (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.

Fragments of Melito's works, mainly in Eusebius.

17 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Fragments on Genesis, column 93 · Origen—allusion, medium confidenceca. 220-254
Church History 4.13.8 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyallusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.1 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyallusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea—allusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.3 · Eusebius of CaesareaOn the Passoverquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.5 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.6 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.7 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.8 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.9 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.10 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.11 · Eusebius of CaesareaApologyquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.12 · Eusebius of CaesareaExtractsallusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.13 · Eusebius of CaesareaExtractsquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Church History 4.26.14 · Eusebius of CaesareaExtractsquotation, high confidenceca. 300–325
Letter 70.4 · Jerome—allusion, low confidenceca. 370–419
On Illustrious Men 24 · Jerome—allusion, high confidence392–393