Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist: Homilies 48-88 (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)

The Homilies on St. John's Gospel come from the period in which Chrysostom attained his greatest fame as pulpit orator, the years of his simple priesthood at Antioch (386-397). This was the peaceful period in Chrysostom's life that preceded his elevation to the episcopacy as patriarch of Constantinople (398), wherein adverse imperial and ecclesiastical reaction to his program of moral reform led to his deposition, banishment, and all but martyr's death (407). The 88 Homilies, which date from about 390, work systematically through the text of St. John's Gospel and thus form a commentary upon it. In his exposition Chrysostom reflects his youthful Antiochene training in the interpretation of Holy Scripture through his emphasis upon the literal or historical meaning of the sacred text. The exposition focuses sharply on practical morality and thus often supplies telling information about fourth-century life and times. The homilies show the flowering of Chrysostom's intensive study of rhetoric and are especially commendable for their command of imagery. The first 47 Homilies are contained in Vol. 33 of this series; this entry carries the remaining 41, extending the commentary through to the end of the Gospel. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Homily 48: John 7.1-8 Homily 49: John 7.9-24 Homily 50: John 7.25-36 Homily 51: John 7.37-44 Homily 52: John 7.45-8.19 Homily 53: John 8.20-30 Homily 54: John 8.31-47 Homily 55: John 8.48-59 Homily 56: John 9.1-5 Homily 57: John 9.6-16 Homily 58: John 9.17-35 Homily 59: John 9.35-10.13 Homily 60: John 10.14-21 Homily 61: John 10.22-42 Homily 62: John 11.1-29 Homily 63: John 11.30-41 Homily 64: John 11.41-48 Homily 65: John 11.49-12.8 Homily 66: John 12.9-24 Homily 67: John 12.25-33 Homily 68: John 12.34-41 Homily 69: John 12.42-50 Homily 70: John 13.1-12 Homily 71: John 13.12-19 Homily 72: John 13.20-35 Homily 73: John 13.36-14.7 Homily 74: John 14.8-15 Homily 75: John 14.15-30 Homily 76: John 14.31-15.10 Homily 77: John 15.11-16.4 Homily 78: John 16.5-15 Homily 79: John 16.16-33 Homily 80: John 17.1-5 Homily 81: John 17.6-13 Homily 82: John 17.14-26 Homily 83: John 18.1-36 Homily 84: John 18.37-19.15 Homily 85: John 19.16-20.9 Homily 86: John 20.10-23 Homily 87: John 20.24-21.14 Homily 88: John 21.15-25 INDEX