Menander, Thais 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.
11 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Instructor 2.6.50 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Miscellanies 1.14.59 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| To His Wife 1.8 · Tertullian | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200–206 |
| Homily on Luke 31 · Origen | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Homilies on Leviticus 5.7 · Origen | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Homilies 4.24 · Anonymous | — | quotation, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Preparation for the Gospel 6.6.42 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Tractates on the Psalms 119.9 · Hilary of Poitiers | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Letter 70.2 · Jerome | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Letter 130.18 · Jerome | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 28.6.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | echo, high confidence | 374-377 |