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Chrysostom — On the Priesthood; Ascetic Treatises; Select Homilies and Letters; Homilies on the Statues

by John Chrysostom

The Edition

Series editor
Philip Schaff

Publication

Series volume
IX
Date published
1889
Print status
Out of print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover

Reference

Notes
The original Christian Literature Company printing, Series I. This volume first appeared in 1889.

Contents

  • Preface
  • Prolegomena
    • Literature
    • Chrysostom’s Youth and Training, A.D. 347–370
    • His Conversion and Ascetic Life
    • Chrysostom Evades Election to a Bishopric, and Writes His Work on the Priesthood
    • Chrysostom as a Monk. A.D. 374–381
    • Chrysostom as Deacon, Priest and Preacher at Antioch. A.D. 381–398
    • Chrysostom as Patriarch of Constantinople. A.D. 398–404
    • Chrysostom and Theophilus. His First Deposition and Banishment
    • Chrysostom and Eudoxia. His Second Banishment, A.D. 403
    • Chrysostom in Exile. His Death. A.D. 404–407
    • His Character
    • The Writings of Chrysostom
    • His Theology and Exegesis
    • Chrysostom as a Preacher
  • Treatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood
    • Introduction
    • Book I
    • Book II
    • Book III
    • Book IV
    • Book V
    • Book VI
  • An Exhortation to Theodore After His Fall
    • Introduction
    • Letter I
    • Letter II
  • Letter to a Young Widow
    • Introduction
    • Letter to a Young Widow
  • Homilies on S. Ignatius and S. Babylas
    • Introduction
    • Eulogy
    • On the Holy Martyr, S. Babylas
  • Homily Concerning Lowliness of Mind
    • Introduction
    • Concerning Lowliness of Mind
  • Instructions to Catechumens
    • First Instruction
    • Second Instruction
  • Three Homilies Concerning the Power of Demons
    • Introduction
    • Homily I. Against Those Who Say that Demons Govern Human Affairs
    • Homily II. On the Power of Man to Resist the Devil
    • Homily III. On the Power of Man to Resist the Devil
  • Homily on the Passage (Matt. xxvi. 19), 'Father If It Be Possible Let This Cup Pass from Me,' Etc., and Against Marcionists and Manichæans
    • Against Marcionists and Manichæans
  • Homily on the Paralytic Let Down Through the Roof: and Concerning the Equality of the Divine Father and the Son
    • Homily on the Paralytic Let Down Through the Roof
  • Homily to Those Who Had Not Attended the Assembly: and on the Apostolic Saying, 'If Thine Enemy Hunger, Feed Him, Etc. (Rom. xii. 20), and Concerning Resentment of Injuries.'
    • To Those Who Had Not Attended the Assembly
  • Homily Against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren, and Uttering Imprecations upon Enemies
    • Against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren
  • Two Homilies on Eutropius
    • Introduction
    • Homily I. When He Had Taken Refuge in the Church
    • Homily II. After Eutropius having been found outside the Church had been taken captive
  • A Treatise to Prove that No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself
    • Introduction
    • A Treatise to Prove that No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself
  • Letters of St. Chrysostom to Olympias
    • Introduction
    • To My Lady
    • To Olympias
    • To Olympias
    • To Olympias
    • To Olympias
    • To Castus, Valerius, Diophantus, Cyriacus, Presbyters of Antioch
  • Correspondence of St. Chrysostom with the Bishop of Rome
    • Introduction
    • Letter from St. John Chrysostom to Innocent, Bishop of Rome
    • To Innocent, Bishop of Rome, Greeting in the Lord
    • To the Beloved Brother John, Innocent
    • Innocent, Bishop, to Presbyters and Deacons, and to All the Clergy and People of the Church of Constantinople, the Brethren Beloved Who Are Subject to the Bishop John, Greeting
  • The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    • Preface to the Benedictine Edition
    • Homily I
    • Homily II
    • Homily III
    • Homily IV
    • Homily V
    • Homily VI
    • Homily VII
    • Homily VIII
    • Homily IX
    • Homily X
    • Homily XI
    • Homily XII
    • Homily XIII
    • Homily XIV
    • Homily XV
    • Homily XVI
    • Homily XVII
    • Homily XVIII
    • Homily XIX
    • Homily XX
    • Homily XXI
  • Indexes of Subjects
    • For Pages 1 to 317 (Exclusive of Homilies on the Statues)
    • Homilies on the Statues