Basil of Caesarea
Patristic
c. A.D. 330–379
“swift: Jeroboam I. Other kings are described afterwards.”
The interpretation timeline
Amos 2:14
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Amos 2:14 · Douay-Rheims
“And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
379
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
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