Depuis les premiers siecles du christianisme, les Peres de l'Eglise, les theologienset les exegetes sont unanimes pour reconnaitre l'importance des epitres de sainPaul: apres les Evangiles, elles forment le livre le plus precieux que possedel'Eglise (L.C. Fillion);mais pour profiter de cette mine inepuisable, en tirer dequoi vivifier la foi et stimuler la vie et la mission chretiennes, il faut un bon guide, car comprendre ces textes si riches n'est pas toujours chose facile.Saint Jean Chrysostome, parmi les admirateurs et commentateurs de saint Paul, est le plus celebre. On en trouvera dans ces quatre volumes son magnifiquecommentaire. De celui-ci, nous avons principalement retranche - mais sansnuire au suivi de l'explication - les exordes, les resumes, les digressions et lesgrandes exhortations morales qui terminent les homelies, mais qui roulent souventsur un sujet d'actualite sans rapport avec le passage commente.Nous n'y avons rien ajoute. Le commentaire du saint Docteur qui suit, versetapres verset, est ainsi plus facile a lire et a gouter: on appreciera la simplicite etla profondeur, mais aussi l'actualite de ces homelies adressees aux membres sidivers de l'assemblee chretienne.Tome II: L'Epitre aux Romains.
John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
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