Porphyry, Against the Christians (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.
Fragmentary; quoted in Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 6.19.4–8. SBL abbreviation unchecked.
34 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church History 6.19.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 6.19.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 6.19.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 6.19.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 6.19.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Church History 6.19.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 1.9.21 · Eusebius of Caesarea | frag. 41 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 5.1.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | frag. 80 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 10.9.12 · Eusebius of Caesarea | Book 4 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Oration 5.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Letter 70.3 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Letter 84.2 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Letter 84.7 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Letter 130.14 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Letter 133.9 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.8.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Letter 75.6 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Letter 75.11 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Letter 75.16 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Letter 82.22 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Letter 102.8 · Augustine of Hippo | 81 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| On Illustrious Men 0 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | 392–393 |
| On Illustrious Men 55 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | 392–393 |
| On Illustrious Men 81 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | 392–393 |
| On Illustrious Men 104 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | 392–393 |
| Apology against Rufinus 2.33 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 401–402 |
| Apology against Jerome 2.10 · Rufinus of Aquileia | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401 |
| Apology against Jerome 2.12 · Rufinus of Aquileia | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401 |
| Apology against Jerome 2.29 · Rufinus of Aquileia | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 401 |
| Apology against Jerome 2.42 · Rufinus of Aquileia | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 401 |
| Retractations 2.31 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, medium confidence | 426-427 |
| On the Predestination of the Saints 9 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 428/429 |
| Commonitory 11 · Vincent of Lérins | — | allusion, medium confidence | 434 |
| Commonitory 17 · Vincent of Lérins | — | allusion, medium confidence | 434 |