Patristics

The following bibliography contains works on the New Testament text of Greek patristic authors.

This bibliography is ordered in several ways:

• The list in biblical sequence gives abbreviated references to the full bibliography for reconstructions or surveys of one or more New Testament books.
• The list by ancient author gives abbreviated references to studies listed in the the full bibliography.
• The full references gives the complete bibliographical references for the earlier tables, as well as other publications of interest.
• This is followed by work in progress, as notified by the scholars involved. Projects mentioned in this section may have lapsed and will be removed after several years if no news on progress has been received.

1. List in Biblical Sequence

• Synoptic Gospels
  For Mark, see also the full listing of biblical citations in the Editio Critica Maior (2021) and the INTF patristic database
  Athanasius (Brogan 1997); Basil of Caesarea (Oliver 1961; Racine 2004 [Matthew]); Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970, Cosaert 2008); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (Ehrman 1986); Epiphanius (Eldridge 1968); Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954, Jarrett 1992, Zagmani 2003); Gregory of Nazianzus (Guthrie 2005 & 2022); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952); Irenaeus (Price 1989); John Chrysostom (Geerlings & New 1931 [Mark], Wiles 1992 [Matthew], Fee 1979 [Mark]); Origen (Raquel 2002, Thompson 2005 & 2023)
• John
  Asterius the Sophist (Mullen 2015); Athanasius (Brogan 1997); Basil (Oliver 1961); Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970, Cosaert 2008); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (Ehrman 1986); Epiphanius (Eldridge 1968); Fee 1979; Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954, Jarrett 1992, Zagmani 2003); Gregory of Nazianzus (Guthrie 2005 & 2022); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952); Irenaeus (Price 1989); John Chrysostom (Patton 2003); Origen (Ehrman, Fee & Holmes 1992, Anderson 2008); Tertullian (Borland 2023)
• Acts of the Apostles>
  See also the full listing of biblical citations in the Editio Critica Maior (2017) and the INTF patristic database
  Athanasius (Donker 2011); Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (Arcieri 2007); Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952); Tertullian (Haupt 2019)
• Pauline Epistles
  Athanasius (Donker 2011); Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970, Eclarin, Gilliland 2016); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (MacDonald 2005); Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952, Osburn 1982); Marcion (Schmid 1995); Origen (Hannah 1997 [1Cor], Steinfeld); Tertullian (Haupt 2019)
• Catholic Epistles
  See also the full listing of biblical citations in the Editio Critica Maior (2013)
  Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (Arcieri 2007); Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952); Origen (Cate 1997); Tertullian (Haupt 2019)
• Revelation
  See also the full listing of biblical citations in the Editio Critica Maior (2024)
  Clement of Alexandria (Mees 1970); Cyril of Alexandria (Cunningham 1995); Cyril of Jerusalem (Mullen 1997); Didymus the Blind (Arcieri 2007); Eusebius of Caesarea (Suggs 1954); Gregory of Nyssa (Brooks 1991); Hippolytus (Fenton 1952); Origen (Cate 1997); Tertullian (Haupt 2019)

2. List by Ancient Author

• Amphilochus of Iconium:Biblia Patristica5 1991
• Asterius the Sophist: Mullen 2015
• Athanasius of Alexandria: Metzler 1994; Brogan 1997; Donker 2011;Biblindex
• Basil of Caesarea: Oliver 1961;Biblia Patristica5 1991; Racine 2004
• Clement of Alexandria: Mees 1970;Biblia Patristica1 1975; Cosaert 2008; Eclarin (in progress); Gilliland (2016)
• Cyril of Alexandria: Cunningham 1995
• Cyril of Jerusalem:Biblia Patristica4 1987; Mullen 1997
• Didymus the Blind: Ehrman 1986,Biblia Patristica7 2000; MacDonald 2005, Arcieri 2007
• Epiphanius of Salamis: Eldridge 1968;Biblia Patristica4 1987; Osburn 2004
• Eusebius of Caesarea: Suggs 1954;Biblia Patristica4 1987; Jarrett 1992; Zagmani 2003; Osburn
• Gregory of Nyssa:Biblia Patristica5 1991; Brooks 1991
• Gregory of Nazianzus:Biblia Patristica5 1991; Guthrie 2005 & 2022; Orsili 2014
• Heracleon: Ehrman 1994
• Hippolytus of Rome: Fenton 1952; Osburn 1982; Niccum
• Irenaeus: Price 1989
• John Chrysostom: Geerlings & New 1931; Fee 1979; Wiles 1992; Patton 2003; Cate;Biblindex
• Marcion: Schmid 1995, Roth
• Methodius: Osburn
• Origen:Biblia Patristica3 1980; Ehrman, Fee & Holmes 1992; Hannah 1997; Cate 1997; Raquel 2002; Thompson 2005 & 2023; Anderson 2008; Osburn; Steinfeld
• Procopius of Gaza:Biblindex
• Tertullian: Haupt 2019, Borland 2023
• Theodoret of Cyr:Biblindex

3. Full References

• Anderson, Jared. “An Analysis of the Text of the Fourth Gospel in the Witings of Origen” (MA thesis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 2008.
• Arcieri, Mike. “The Text of Didymus the Blind in the Book of Acts, the Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse.” (PhD thesis, McGill University) 2007.
• Biblia Patristica. Index des citations et allusions bibliques dans la littérature patristique, Paris: Editions du CNRS.
• 1. Des origines à Clément d’Alexandrie et Tertullien (1975)
• 2. Le troisième siècle, Origène excepté (1977)
• 3. Origène (1980)
• 4. Eusèbe de Césarée, Cyrille de Jérusalem, Epiphane de Salamine (1987)
• 5. Basile de Césarée, Grégoire de Nazianze, Grégoire de Nysse, Amphiloque d’Iconium (1991)
• 6. Hilaire de Poitiers, Ambroise de Milan, Ambrosiaster (1995)
• 7. Didyme d’Alexandrie (2000)
• Supplement: Philo of Alexandria (1982).
• See now alsoBiblindex: Index of Biblical Quotations and Allusions in Early Christian Literature (http://www.biblindex.mom.fr/), with additional unpublished data on Athanasius, Chrysostom, Theodoret, Procopius and Jerome.
• Borland, Jonathan C. “The Text of the Fourth Gospel in the Writings of Tertullian” (PhD thesis, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) 2023.
• Brogan, John Jay. “The Text of the Gospels in the Writings of Athanasius” (PhD thesis, Duke University) 1997.
• Brooks, James A.The New Testament Text of Gregory of Nyssa, SBL NTGF 2, 1991.
• Cate, James Jeffrey “The Text of the Catholic Epistles and the Revelation in the Writings of Origen” (PhD diss., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) 1997.
• Cosaert, C.P.The Text of the Gospels in Clement of Alexandria, SBL NTGF 9, 2008.
• Cunningham, Arthur. “The New Testament Text of St. Cyril of Alexandria” (PhD thesis, Manchester University) 1995.
• Donaldson, Amy M. “Explicit References to New Testament Variant Readings Among Greek and Latin Church Fathers” (PhD diss., University of Notre Dame) 2009. [online]
• Donker, Gerald J.The Text of the Apostolos in Athanasius of Alexandria, SBL NTGF 8, 2011.
• Ehrman, Bart D.Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels, SBL NTGF 1, 1986.
• Ehrman, Bart D. “Heracleon and the ‘Western’ Textual Tradition,” NTS 40 (1994) 161-79; reprinted in Bart D. Ehrman,Studies in the Textual Criticism of the New Testament(Leiden: Brill, 2006), 281-299.
• Ehrman, B. D., Fee, G.D., Holmes, M.W.The Text of the Fourth Gospel in the Writings of Origen. Volume I: Text and Apparatus, SBL NTGF 3, 1992.
• Eldridge, Lawrence A.The Gospel Text of Epiphanius of Salamis(SD41) Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1968.
• Fee, Gordon D. “The Text of John and Mark in the Writings of Chrysostom” NTS 26 (1979-80) 547
• Fenton, John C. “The New Testament Text of Hippolytus of Rome” (BD thesis, Oxford University) 1952.
• Geerlings and New. “Chrysostom’s Text of the Gospel of Mark” HTR 24 (1931) 121-142.
• Gilliland, Maegan C.M. “The Text of the Pauline Epistles and Hebrews in Clement of Alexandria” (PhD thesis, University of Edinburgh) 2016.
• Guthrie, Sarah Julia “The Text of the Gospels in the Works of Gregory of Nazianzus” (PhD thesis, University of Leeds) 2005; see now: Guthrie, Sally, The Text of the Gospels in the Works of Gregory of Nazianzus. T&S 3.28; Piscataway NJ: Gorgias, 2022.
• Hannah, D. D.The Text of I Corinthians in the Writings of Origen, SBL NTGF 4, 1997.
• Haupt, Benjamin D. “The New Testament Text of Tertullian outside the Gospels” (PhD thesis, University of Birmingham) 2019.
• Jarrett, Paul Daniel “Eusebius of Caesarea and the Text of the Gospels” (PhD diss., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) 1992.
• MacDonald, Kevin “The Text of Paul in the Writings of Didymus of Alexandria” (MA thesis, McGill University) 2005.
• Mees, M.Die Zitate aus dem Neuen Testament bei Clemens von Alexandrien.Bari: Istituto di Letteratura Cristiana Antica, 1970.
• Metzler, KarinWelchen Bibeltexte benutzte Athanasius im Exil?Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1994.
• Mullen, R.L.The New Testament Text of Cyril of Jerusalem, SBL NTGF 7, 1997.
• Mullen, R.L. “Asterius ‘the Sophist’ of Cappadocia: Citations from the Gospel of John as Attested in theTheological Fragments” in Daniel M. Gurtner, Juan Hernández Jr. and Paul Foster (edd.),Studies on the Text of the New Testament and Early Christianity.(NTTSD 50). Leiden: Brill, 2015. (pp. 239-57).
• Oliver, Harold. “The Text of the Four Gospels as Quoted in the Moralia of Basil the Great” (PhD diss., Emory University) 1961.
• Orsili, Paolo. “Gregorio Nazianzeno nelle catene neotestamentarie greche” (PhD diss., Università degli studi di Macerata) 2014. (http://ecum.unicam.it/791/)
• Osburn, Carroll D. “The Text of the Pauline Epistles in Hippolytus of Rome”Second Century2 (1982) 97-124.
• Osburn, Carroll D.The Text of the Apostolos in Epiphanius of Salamis, SBL NTGF 6, 2004.
• Patton, Stephen Dale “A Reconstruction and Evaluation of the Johannine Text of John Chrysostom” (PhD diss., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) 2003.
• Price, W.C. “The Textual Relationships of Quotations from the Four Gospels in Irenaeus’ Against Heresies” (PhD diss., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) 1989.
• Racine, Jean-François.The Text of Matthew in the Writings of Basil of Caesarea, SBL NTGF 5, 2004.
• Raquel, Sylvie Taconnet “The Text of the Synoptic Gospels in the Writings of Origen” (PhD diss., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) 2002.
• The New Testament in the Greek Fathers (NTGF).SBL: Atlanta and Brill: Leiden (1986-). List of available titles online here.
• Schmid, Ulrich B.Marcion und sein Apostolos(ANTF 25) Berlin: De Gruyter, 1995.
• Steinfeld, Matthew R. “The text of Romans, Second Corinthians, and Galatians in the writings of Origen of Alexandria” (PhD thesis, University of Birmingham) 2016.
• Suggs, M.J. “The New Testament Text of Eusebius of Caesarea” (PhD diss., Duke University) 1954. See also Novum Testamentum 1.1 (1957) 233–245.
• Thompson, Fiona C. “The Text of the Synoptic Gospels in the Writings of Origen” (PhD thesis, University of Leeds) 2005; see now: Thompson, Fiona The Text of the Synoptic Gospels in the Writings of Origen. T&S 3.30; Piscataway NJ: Gorgias, 2023.
• Wiles, James Wesley “A Reconstruction and Evaluation of the Matthean Text of John Chrysostom” (PhD diss., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) 1992. [Call # AT30 W6761R]
• Zagmani, C. “Les ‘Questions et réponses sur les évangiles d’Eusèbe de Césarée: Étude et édition du résumé grec” (ThD thesis, Université de Lausanne) 2003.

4. Work in Progress

• Juan Eclarin: The Text of the Apostolos in Clement of Alexandria. (Thesis in progress at Dallas Theological Seminary, Prof. D. Wallace). (2013 information).
• Peter Montoro: Chrysostom's Text of Romans. (Thesis in progress at University of Birmingham, Prof. H.A.G. Houghton). (2018-)
• David Kim: The Text of 1 Corinthians in the Cappadocian Fathers (Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa). (Thesis in progress at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. Dr. Christina Kreinecker). (2022-)
• Michał Marszałek: Augustine's Text of 1 Corinthians (Thesis in progress at KU Leuven, Prof. Dr. Dr. Christina Kreinecker). (2022-)