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Edited by Philip Schaff (1819-1893) (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.). 13, 14.
They are taken from: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vols. 1-4, and 4) Colossians 3:18-25. 22-35, 3) Ephesians vi. 1 - 36, 2) Ephesians v. vii.
The four Homilies presented here are expositions on the following scriptures: 1) 1 Cor.
As such it is fascinating to hear the great master of preaching expound upon Marriage and Family life, a particularly controversial subject as the roles of men and women having been changing in modern society.
The Eastern Orthodox church regards him as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs (alongside Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus).
He is held in great honor as a saint in the Orthodox and Catholic world.
Augustine of Hippo in the quantity of his surviving writings.
Chrysostom was an extremely prolific author, exceeded only by St.
His epithet Chrysostom means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his famous eloquence for which people would flock to hear him.
He is also famous for the Liturgy used by the Eastern Orthodox church in almost every service, which bears his name: the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.
He is known for his sharp preaching, and his denunciation of the moral shortcomings of authority in the church and the state, which ultimate led to his untimely death.
John Chrysostom (347 - 407), was one of the most important Early Church Fathers, who served first as priest in Antioch and then as Archbishop of Constantinople.
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