John Chrysostom, Homilies on Titus and Philemon - Hardcover

by Pauline Allen (Author)

In her latest volume on John Chrysostom, Pauline Allen translates into English nine homilies on two of Paul's letters. Included in this collection are six homilies on Titus that deal with Chrysostom's attitudes toward episcopal accountability. AThree homilies on Philemon shed light on Chrysostom's views on the treatment of slaves. A thorough introduction that addresses the date, provenance, and content of these homilies makes this volume an essential source for scholars and students interested in the development of the church in the fourth to fifth centuries CE.