-Known as the Greatest of Christian preachers (“The Golden Mouth”) -Could read the Greek Bible -Ascetic: lived two years alone in a Mountain cave and ruined his health -deacon by 381, presbyter in 386, Bishop of Constantinople by 398 -His enemies (Epress Eudoxia, Theophilus Bishop of Alexandria) deposed him at the ‘Synod of Oak’ in 403. The Emperor accepted their decision and exiled him. The people revolted and the Emperor restored him the next day. -Exiled again in 404 for his preaching and died in 407 Posted by BV
Chrysostom is renowned not only for his preaching but also for his ability to see both the spiritual and practical applications from scripture. He opposed allegorical understandings of scripture and focused instead on its literal sense.
-Known as the Greatest of Christian preachers (“The Golden Mouth”)
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-Ascetic: lived two years alone in a Mountain cave and ruined his health
-deacon by 381, presbyter in 386, Bishop of Constantinople by 398
-His enemies (Epress Eudoxia, Theophilus Bishop of Alexandria) deposed him at the ‘Synod of Oak’ in 403. The Emperor accepted their decision and exiled him. The people revolted and the Emperor restored him the next day.
-Exiled again in 404 for his preaching and died in 407
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Chrysostom is renowned not only for his preaching but also for his ability to see both the spiritual and practical applications from scripture. He opposed allegorical understandings of scripture and focused instead on its literal sense.
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