In this profound commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, St. John Chrysostom, one of the most renowned Church Fathers, unveils the transformative power of Christ's miracles. Through his insightful exegesis, Chrysostom illuminates the spiritual significance of these extraordinary events, revealing their relevance to our own lives. With eloquence and erudition, Chrysostom explores the miracles as manifestations of God's love, mercy, and sovereignty. He delves into the deeper meanings behind eac...

Homilies 65 though 90 of St John Chrysostom's commentary on the Holy Gospel according to St Matthew, which include the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

None of the Fathers of the early church is better known or loved than St Chrysostom, and none of his works is more popular than On the Priesthood. Its stylistic brilliance demonstrates the appropriateness of Chrysostom enduring title, the golden-mouthed. Yet the rhetorical eloquence of the work is not simply camouflage for lack of substance. Chrysostom's unique gift for linking concrete observation and theological vision is nowhere more evident that in On the Priesthood. ...

John Chrysostom was an important Early Church Father, who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his Divine Liturgy and his ascetic sensibilities. His epithet Chrysostom is Greek for ‘golden-mouthed’, denoting his celebrated eloquence of expression. He was among the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church, with only Origen and Augustine exceeding his total output. This eBook presents John Chrysostom’s collected works, ...

Eight Homilies Against the Jews comprises late fourth-century Antiochene sermons in which John Chrysostom chastises Christians who visited synagogues and observed Jewish festivals. Blending expository exegesis with courtroom invective, he wields Pauline argument, Septuagint proof-texts, typology, and relentless anaphora to assert Christian supersession and deter 'judaizing'. The homilies are pastoral performances as much as polemics, framed by a Christianizing empire in which urban congreg...

Dio Chrysostom was a philosopher and historian of the first century, whose extant works confirm his prominent influence in reviving Greek literature in the Roman Empire, marking the beginning of the Second Sophistic movement. Dio was committed to defending the ethical values of the Greek cultural tradition, as reflected by his sober and elegant style. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the or...

John Chrysostom preached 8 sermons to his congregation against the Jews. These were transmitted to us in the Greek manuscripts of his works, but the 2nd sermon was much shorter than the others, leading scholars to suppose that most of that sermon was lost. This belief was confirmed in the 1990's when German scholar Wendy Pradels discovered a forgotten copy of sermon II in a Greek monastery which contained the missing material.It should be added that there is a further sermon of Chr...

John Chrysostom was the Archbishop of Constantinople and perhaps one of the most famous preachers of the Eastern world. He would come to be known as Chrysostom which means means "golden-mouthed" in Greek. In this series of sermons he expounds upon St. Paul's letter to Titus.

John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, delivered these three homilies, most likely at Antioch, about the role of demons in our life. The summary for each one follows: 1) Against those who say that demons govern human affairs, and who are displeased at the chastisement of God, and are offended at the prosperity of the wicked and the hardships of the just. 2) Against those who object because the devil has not been put out of the world: and to prove that his wickedness does no harm to...

As a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, this Work stands alone among the writings of the first ten centuries. The Expositions of St. Clement of Alexandria (in the Hypotyposes), of Origen, of Diodorus of Tarsus, and St. Chrysostom's teacher, Theodore of Mopsuestia, as well as of Ammonius and others whose materials are used in the Catena, have perished. Those who are acquainted with the characteristic qualities of St. Chrysostom's exegesis, will perceive here also the same excellencies ...

St. John Chrysostom was born in the year 349 AD in Antioch. His father died soon after his birth and he was raised by his deeply pious mother. Under her influence St. John became devout as well, and took to studying scripture under the guidance of the bishop of Antioch who would later be the one to baptize him.St. John was drawn to become a monk, and when he mother died he withdrew to the wilderness. There he wrote a number of works on the ascetic life. After a number of years he w...

***This book is fully formatted and linked for easy navigation. It also includes a biography of St. John Chrysostom and an introduction to the famous Divine Liturgy. This is the only copy you'll ever need!***The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is the most celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite. It is named after the anaphora with the same name which is its core part and it is attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century....