The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, on the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans Volume 7

by John Chrysostom, John Brande Morris

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560 pages, Hardcover

First published December 28, 2009

About the author

John Chrysostom (c. 347–407, Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος), Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. After his death in 407 (or, according to some sources, during his life) he was given the Greek epithet chrysostomos, meaning "golden mouthed", in English and Anglicized to Chrysostom.

The Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and parts of the Lutheran Church, commemorate him on 13 September. Some Lutheran and many Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria also recognizes John Chrysostom as a saint (with feast days on 16 Thout and 17 Hathor).

John is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist. Among his homilies, eight directed against Judaizing Christians remain controversial for their impact on the development of Christian antisemitism.

Reviews

[Mark Mcconnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the third set of homilies I've gone through so far. The first was Matthew, the second was Acts. His work on Romans is wonderful. His strong words against universalists and the complacent stand out. What an amazing commentator on human nature he is, and his good sense in how to follow the author's intent and how to express himself clearly for his audience leaves me in awe.

[Joshua Pearsall · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely amazing read. it took me quite a bit of time to work through these and I'm glad I did! There is a reason I say Arminianism traces it's theology through the Greek father's, and reading Chrysostom will make that abundantly clear. There is so much good fruit to have here, even though this is an extremely dense series of sermons.