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Ovid 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.

Roman poet; cited as Ovid, Metam., Fast.

39 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
On the Pallium 3 · TertullianMetam. 6.5–145allusion, medium confidenceca. 205–211
Against the Valentinians 12 · TertullianMetam.allusion, high confidenceca. 206–208
On the Soul 50 · TertullianMetam. 15.329echo, low confidenceca. 210
Instructions 1.11 · CommodianMet. 1.452-567allusion, medium confidence3rd century (disputed)
Instructions 1.11 · CommodianMet. 10.162-219allusion, medium confidence3rd century (disputed)
To Demetrian 16 · Cyprian of CarthageMet. 1.84–86echo, low confidence252–253
Against the Nations 5.1 · Arnobius of SiccaFast. 3.285–348allusion, medium confidenceca. 297–303
Against the Nations 5.18 · Arnobius of SiccaFast. 6.627–636allusion, low confidenceca. 297–303
Against the Nations 7.44 · Arnobius of SiccaMetam. 15.622–744allusion, medium confidenceca. 297–303
Divine Institutes 1.5.13 · LactantiusMetam. 1.57, 79allusion, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.12.6 · LactantiusFast. 6.291–294quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.13.6 · LactantiusFast. 1.233–234quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.13.7 · LactantiusFast. 1.239–240quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.16.12 · LactantiusMetam. 1.173–174quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.20.8 · LactantiusFast. 5.195–212allusion, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.21.8 · LactantiusFast. 5.629–632quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.21.9 · LactantiusFast. 5.621–622quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.21.25 · LactantiusFast. 6.319–348allusion, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.21.30 · LactantiusFast. 1.385–386quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 1.21.40 · LactantiusFast. 4.207–214quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.1.15 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84–86quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.5.1 · LactantiusMetam. 1.43–44quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.5.2 · LactantiusMetam. 1.79quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.5.24 · LactantiusPhaen.quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.7.12 · LactantiusFast. 4.305–344allusion, medium confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.8.64 · LactantiusMetam. 1.76–78quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 2.9.20 · LactantiusMetam. 1.430–433quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 3.4.9 · LactantiusMetam. 3.95–130allusion, low confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 3.10.10 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84–86echo, low confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 5.5.7 · LactantiusMetam. 1.111quotation, high confidenceca. 303–311
Divine Institutes 7.5.6 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84-86echo, medium confidenceca. 303–311
On the Workmanship of God 8.2 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84–86echo, low confidenceca. 303–305
On the Anger of God 7.5 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84–86echo, low confidenceca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 20.2 · LactantiusMetam. 3.135–137quotation, high confidenceca. 313–314
On the Anger of God 23.6 · LactantiusMetam. 1.256–258quotation, high confidenceca. 313–314
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 3.5 · LactantiusMetam. 1.57, 79allusion, high confidenceca. 314–320
Epitome of the Divine Institutes 65.4 · LactantiusMetam. 1.84–86echo, medium confidenceca. 314–320
Letter 123.4 · JeromeAm. 3.2.83quotation, medium confidenceca. 370–419
On Order 1.8 · Augustine of HippoMetam. 4.55–166allusion, high confidence386–387