|Seven short Epistles,| |Probably St. Matthew,
| perhaps genuine. | | perhaps also St. John.
| [Spurious, S.R.] | |
| | |
Hermas. |Allegorical work, | c.135- |No distinct traces of
| entitled the | 140. | any writing of Old or
| ‘Shepherd.’ | | New Testament.
| | |
Polycarp. |Short Epistle to | c.140- |Doubtful traces of
| Philippians, | 155. | St. Matthew, probable
| probably genuine. | | of 1 John.
| [Spurious, S.R.] | |
| | |
Presbyters. |Quoted by Irenaeus. | c.140? |Probably St. John.
| | |
Papias. |Short fragments in | +155. |Some account of
| Eusebius. |[see pp.| works written by
| |145, 82;| St. Matthew and
| |164-167,| St. Mark, but
| |S.R.] | probably not our
| | | present Gospels in
| | | their present form.
| | |
Basilides. }|Allusions, not | c.125. |Certain use of
}| certain, in | | St. Luke and St. John,
}| Hippolytus, Clem. | | perhaps probably by
Basilidians.}| Alex., Epiphanius, | | Basilides himself.
| | |
Marcion. |Copious references | c.140. |Certainly the third
| in Tertullian and | | Gospel, with text
| Epiphanius. | | already corrupt.
| | |
Justin |Two Apologies and | +148. |Three Synoptic
Martyr. | Dialogue against | [166- | Gospels either
| Tryphon. | 167, | separately or in
| | S.R.] | Harmony, probably the
| | | fourth Gospel, and also
| | | an Apocryphal Gospel or
| | | Gospels; text showing
| | | marks of corruption.
| | |
|Old Latin translation| c.150. |Four Canonical
| of N.T. | | Gospels, with
| | | corrupt text.
| | |
Valentinus. }|Allusions, not | c.140. |References to all four
}| certain in | | Gospels, but not clear
Valentinians}| Hippolytus, &c. | before | by whom made.
| | 178. |
| | |
Clement. |Nineteen pseudo- | c.160? |Four Canonical Gospels
| epigraphical | | (possibly in a
| | | Harmony), with other
| | | Apocryphal sources
| | | to some extent.
| | |
Hegesippus. |Few fragments |fl.157- |Apparent traces of
| chiefly preserved | 180. | St. Matthew and
| by Eusebius. | | St. Luke.
| | |
Tatian. |Few allusions, |fl.150- |Diatessaron,