Sentences of Sextus 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.
Collection of moral maxims read by Christians. SBL abbreviation unchecked.
13 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG 12:1079 (Ps 1 LXX) · Origen | 352 | allusion, low confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Homilies on Ezekiel 1.11 · Origen | 352 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Against Celsus 8.30 · Origen | 109 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Commentary on Matthew 15.3 · Origen | 13 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Commentary on Matthew 15.3 · Origen | 273 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Letter 133.3 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.7.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | — | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Against Jovinianus 1.49 · Jerome | 231 | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 1 · Rufinus of Aquileia | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 404 |
| On Nature and Grace 77 · Augustine of Hippo | 36 | quotation, medium confidence | 415 |
| On Nature and Grace 77 · Augustine of Hippo | 46a–b | quotation, high confidence | 415 |
| On Nature and Grace 77 · Augustine of Hippo | 60 | quotation, high confidence | 415 |
| Retractations 2.42 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, high confidence | 426-427 |