John Chrysostom, Homilies on (Paul's Letter to the) Philippians

This volume offers a translation of sixteen homilies by the most famous preacher in Christian antiquity, John Chrysostom. These homilies on Paul's letter to the Philippians constitute the most comprehensive ancient surviving commentary on the letter in any language. The homilies have a direct and conversational style in which examples from daily life abound: children, the elderly, food, agriculture, seafaring, money, commerce, building, furniture, weather, illness, good health, animals, and slavery. Friendship themes, based on Paul's relationship with the church at Philippi, and Christology also figure largely in these homilies. This volume, with Greek text and English translation on facing pages, situates Chrysostom s homilies on Paul's letter to the Philippians in their historical, homiletical, rhetorical, and liturgical contexts. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Paul's Letters to the Philippians 4 Contents 6 Preface 8 Abbreviations 10 Introduction 12 Questions of Dating and Provenance 12 Contents of John Chrysostom’s Homilies on Philippians 16 Other Ancient Commentaries on Philippians 28 Greek 29 Latin 31 Translator’s Notes 32 Text, Translation, and Notes 36 ΛΟΓΟΣ Α 37 ΛΟΓΟΣ Β 51 ΛΟΓΟΣ Γ 71 ΛΟΓΟΣ Δ 93 ΛΟΓΟΣ Ε 113 ΛΟΓΟΣ Ϛ 133 ΛΟΓΟΣ Ζ 147 ΛΟΓΟΣ Η 175 ΛΟΓΟΣ Θ 203 ΛΟΓΟΣ Ι 221 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΑ 247 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΒ 267 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΓ 285 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΔ 301 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙΕ 317 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΙϚ 331 Bibliography 356 Texts and Translations 356 John Chrysostom 356 Additional Authors and Texts 357 Secondary Works 359 Index of Biblical Works 366 Index of Ancient Works and Translations 373 General Index 376 Introduction (I) Questions of dating and provenance (II) Contents of John Chrysostom's Homilies on Philippians (III) Other ancient commentaries on Philippians Translator's notes Text, translation, and notes Bibliography Texts and translations Secondary works Indices Biblical works Ancient works and translations General index. Chrysostoms Sixteen Homilies On Pauls Letter To The Philippians Are Translated In This Volume. The Introduction Evaluates Two Earlier Translations, Situates Chrysostom In The Patristic Traditions Of Pauline Commentaries On Philippians, And Considers Questions Of Provenance, Audience, And Collection.