This post is the final contribution to the series on the Scriptures of Saint Patrick of Ireland.
As Fraz Stuhlhofer notes, one important aspect of considering scriptural citations in early Christian literature is to consult the findings of previous studies, especially those involving scripture registers. Accordingly, I have offered a summary of the major scripture registers concerning Patrick’s Confessio below.
| Book | Bieler[1] | Conneely[2] | Hanson[3] | O’Loughlin[4] |
| Genesis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Exodus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Leviticus | – | – | – | 2 |
| Numbers | – | – | – | – |
| Deut. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Joshua | – | – | – | 2 |
| Judges | – | – | – | – |
| Ruth | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 1 Sam. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Sam. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Kings | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 1 Chron. | 1 | 3 | – | 1 |
| 2 Chron. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Ezra | – | – | – | – |
| Neh. | – | 1 | – | – |
| Esther | – | – | – | – |
| Job | – | 6 | – | 3 |
| Psalms | 29 | 53 | 14 | 44 |
| Proverbs | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Eccl. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Song S. | – | – | – | – |
| Isaiah | 7 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Lamen. | – | 1 | – | – |
| Ezekiel | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Daniel | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Hosea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Joel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Amos | – | – | – | 1 |
| Obadiah | – | – | – | 1 |
| Jonah | – | – | – | – |
| Micah | – | – | – | – |
| Nahum | – | – | – | – |
| Habb. | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Zeph. | – | – | – | – |
| Haggai | – | – | – | – |
| Zech. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malachi | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Tobit | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Judith | – | – | – | – |
| Wisdom | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Sirach | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Baruch | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 1 Mac. | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2 Mac. | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2 Esdras | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Matthew | 18 | 24 | 11 | 29 |
| Mark | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Luke | 16 | 17 | 10 | 20 |
| John | 7 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Acts | 20 | 31 | 12 | 31 |
| Romans | 22 | 36 | 15 | 47 |
| 1 Cor. | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 Cor. | 14 | 24 | 12 | 20 |
| Gal. | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Eph. | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Philip. | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Col. | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 1 Thess. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Thess. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Tim. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Tim. | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Titus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Philem. | – | – | – | – |
| Hebrews | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| James | 1 | 2 | – | 2 |
| 1 Peter | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Peter | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 John | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 John | – | – | – | – |
| 3 John | – | – | – | 1 |
| Jude | – | – | – | – |
| Apoc. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
[1] Bieler, “Libri Epistolarum”, 113-117. See also Ludwig Bieler. “Der Bibeltext des Heiligen Patrick II.” Edited by Richard Sharpe. Studies on the Life and Legend of St Patrick. London: Variorum Reprints, 1986. 236-240.
[2] Conneely, 235-242.
[3] Richard P. C. Hanson. Saint Patrick: Confession et Lettre a Coroticus: Introduction, Texte Critique, Traduction et Notes. Paris: Les Editions du Cerf, 1978. 173-176.
[4] Thomas O’Loughlin. St Patrick: The Man and His Works. London: Triangle, 1999. 113-120. See also Thomas O’Loughlin. Discovering Saint Patrick. New York: Paulist Press, 2005. 141-172.
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