Nahum in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Nahum, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nah 1–Nah:3 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Nah 1–Nah:3 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 397 |
| Nah 1:1–2 | Oration 16.15 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Nah 1:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 11.13.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Nah 1:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Nah 1:3 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 2 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Nah 1:4 | Against Marcion 4.20 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Nah 1:4 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Nah 1:5–6 | Oration 16.10 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Nah 1:6 | Homily 3.6 on the Creation · Severian of Gabala | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Nah 1:6 | Commentary on Jeremiah 4.60 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Nah 1:9 | Homilies on Ezekiel 1.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Nah 1:9 | Homilies on Leviticus 11.2 · Origen | echo, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Nah 1:9 | Homilies on Leviticus 14.4 · Origen | echo, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Nah 1:9 | Letters 188, 189 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Nah 1:9 | Letters 198, 199 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Nah 1:9 | Oration 16.15 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Nah 1:9 | Letter 36.5 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 1:9 | Letter 68.1 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 1:9 | Letter 118.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 1:9 | Apostolic Canon 25 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Nah 1:9 | Commentary on Isaiah 3, Tome 4, part 19 · Cyril of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | before ca. 428 (probably 420s) |
| Nah 1:9 | Book 7, chapter 26 · Hesychius of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-450 |
| Nah 1:10 | Book 7, chapter 26 · Hesychius of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-450 |
| Nah 1:11 | Book 7, chapter 26 · Hesychius of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-450 |
| Nah 1:14 | City of God 18.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Nah 1:15 (2:1 LXX) | Against Marcion 4.13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Nah 1:15 | Commentary on Romans 10:14 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Nah 1:15 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 1:15 | City of God 18.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Nah 1:15 (2:1 Vulg.) | The Conferences 21.23 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Nah 1:15 (2:1 LXX) | Oration 3.1 · Proclus of Constantinople | quotation, high confidence | ca. 430-446 |
| Nah 2:1 | Catechetical Lecture 17.12 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Nah 2:1 (2:2 LXX) | Commentary on Luke 12:34 · Cyril of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-444 |
| Nah 2:1 | City of God 18.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Nah 2:1 (2:2 LXX) | Oration 3.1 · Proclus of Constantinople | quotation, high confidence | ca. 430-446 |
| Nah 2:6 | On the Christian Faith 3.14 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Nah 2:7 | On the Christian Faith 3.14 · Ambrose | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Nah 2:8 | Commentary on Isaiah 1, Discourse 5, part 10 · Cyril of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | before ca. 428 (probably 420s) |
| Nah 2:8 | Commentary on Isaiah 1, Discourse 2, part 14 · Cyril of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | before ca. 428 (probably 420s) |
| Nah 2:9 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Nah 2:10 (2:11 LXX) | Oration 16.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Nah 2:13 | Demonstration 19.5 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Nah 3:1 | Demonstration 19.5 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Nah 3:1 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 3:4 | The Instructor 1.9.81 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Nah 3:5 | Letter 96.13 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 3:8 | Letter 108.14 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Nah 3:16 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Nah 3:16 | Book 3, chapter 11 · Hesychius of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-450 |
| Nah 3:17 | Book 3, chapter 11 · Hesychius of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 412-450 |
| Nah 3:19 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |