Homilies on 1 and 2 Timothy

Pauline Allen translates into modern English John Chrysostom’s Greek homilies on 1 and 2 Timothy. As with her other translations of Chrysostom’s homilies in the WGRW series, Allen provides an introduction that includes a brief overview of the homilist’s life and career, the themes of the homilies, and their probable context. These homilies on the letters to Timothy reveal Chrysostom’s thoughts on the spiritual, moral, social, and religious challenges he believed his own audience faced. While the homilist denounced Jewish law, women, and heretics, he praised a solitary monastic existence over life in an urban setting. Additionally, Chrysostom advocates that the virtue of mercy exhibited in almsgiving is the key to salvation. Allen’s notes and translation make this source for church history and theology accessible to students and scholars alike.