HSM · Church Fathers
John Chrysostom
Renowned for preaching, pastoral exhortation, and criticism of wealth; some polemics require critical historical reading.
Profile
- Role
- Preacher & pastor
- Approximate period
- c. 347–407
- Region
- Antioch; Constantinople
- Major writings
- Homilies on Matthew, John, and Romans; On the Priesthood
Relationship to Scripture
Explains biblical passages through sustained homilies, often attending to wording, context, and ethical application.
An educational profile. Consult the identified works and their editorial introductions before attributing quotations or claiming agreement across early Christian writers.
Sources and Further Investigation
CCEL — Early Church Fathers collections
A collection for further investigation; this profile does not claim that every listed work appears in it.