"Let a man's diction be beggarly and his verbal composition simple and artless, but let him not be inexpert in the knowledge and careful statement of doctrine." - St. John Chrysostom, On the Priesthood IV.6
I draw from a variety of sources, but I try to indicate them after the quote. This one is from the book *On the Priesthood* published by SVS Press - part of their great and CHEAP patristic series in paperback!
Not the philosophy of the typical televangelist.
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stagiare
Dear Stagiare,
ReplyDeleteI draw from a variety of sources, but I try to indicate them after the quote. This one is from the book *On the Priesthood* published by SVS Press - part of their great and CHEAP patristic series in paperback!
Chrysostom certainly did NOT follow the first part of that advice.
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