THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH A NEW TRANSLATION VOLUME 74 THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH A NEW TRANSLATION EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas P. Halton The Catholic University of America Editorial Director M. Josephine Brennan, l.H.M. Robert B. Eno, S.S. Marywood College The Catholic University of America Elizabeth Clark Daniel J. Sheerin Duke University University of Notre Dame Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M. Robert D. Sider Quincy College Dickinson College Michael Slusser The Catholic University of America David J. McGonagle Director The Catholic University of America Press FORMER EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Ludwig Schopp, Roy J. Deferrari, Bernard M. Peebles, Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M. Cindy Kahn Staff Editor SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM HOMILIES ON GENESIS 17 I - Translated by ROBERT C. HILL Catholic College of Education Sydney THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS Washington, D.C. NIHIL OBSTAT: REV. MICHAEL SLUSSER Censor Deputatus IMPRIMATUR: REV. MSGR. 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Copyright © 1986 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSny OF AMERICA PRESS All rights reserved First short-run reprint 1999 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 85-27988 ISBN 0-8132-0972-2 CONTENTS Select Bibliography Vll Abbreviations IX Introduction Chrysostom's Exegetical Works 2 The Homilist and His Congregation in Antioch 8 The Structure of the Homilies 9 Chrysostom and Scripture 13 Homily I 20 Homily 2 29 Homily 3 39 Homily 4 SI Homily 5 66 Homily 6 77 Homily 7 9 1 Homily 8 lOS Homily 9 117 Homily 10 127 Homily II 143 Homily 12 IS6 Homily 13 169 Homily 14 180 Homily IS 194 Homily 16 207 Homily 17 222 v SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Texts and Translations: Chrysostom's Genesis homilies are found in vols. 53 and 54 of Pa trologia Graeca of J. P. Migne (Paris, 1857-66, recently reproduced by Brepols of Turnout 1978), being a reprint of an edition of the 1718-38 Paris publication of Chrysostom's works by B. De Mont faucon. There are no modern critical editions of the Genesis homi lies, nor any previous translations into English. For the conspectus of manuscripts of Homilies on Genesis see the ongoing Codices Chry sostomici Graeci, 53, 21-54, 580 and W. A. Markowicz, The Text Tradi tion of St. John Chrysostom's Homilies on Genesis and MSS. Michiganensis 139, 78 and Holkhamicus 61 (University of Michigan, 1953) DA Pub. No. 4624. Patrologies: Altaner, B. Stuiber, A. Patrologie (Freiburg 19787). Cayre, F. Patrologie et Histoire de la Theologie 1 (Paris 1953). Geerard, M. (ed.) CPG II (Turnhout, 1978). Quasten,J. Patrology III (Westminster, Md., 1960) 434. --. Patrologia II (Marietti 1973) 437 (for updated bibliography). Von Campen hausen, H. The Greek Fathers, English Translation (Lon- don 1963). Patristic Studies: Bardy, G. "Interpretation chez les peres," Dict. Bibl., SupPl.4 (Paris 1949) 569-91. Carroll, T. K. (ed.) Preaching the Word, Message of the Fathers of the Church 11 (Wilmington 1984). Hanson, R. P. C. Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Signifi cance of Origen's Interpretation of Scripture (London, 1959). Hay, C. "Antiochene exegesis and Christology," Australian Biblical Re- view 12 (1964) 10-23. Kelly,J. N. D. Early Christian Doctrines (New York 19785). Smalley, B. The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages (Oxford 1962). Vaccari, A. "La theoria nella scuola esegetica di Antiochia," Bibl 1 (1920) 3-36. Vll ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Vlll Chrysostom Studies: Asensio, F. "EI Cris6stomo y su visi6n de la escritura en la exposici6n homiletica del Genesis," EB 32 (1973) 223-55, 329-56. Baur, C. John Chrysostom and His Time, English translation (2 vols., London-Glasgow and Westminster, MD. 1959, 1960). Chase, F. H. Chrysostom. A Study in the History of Biblical Interpretation (Cambridge 1887). Fabbi, F. "La 'condiscendenza' divina nell' ispirazione biblica secondo S. Giovanni Crisostomo," Bibl. 14 (1933) 330-47. Flanagan, M. H. StJohn Chrysostom's Doctrine of Condescension and Ac curacy in the Scriptures (Napier 1948). Haidacher, S. Die Lehre des heiligen Johannes Chrysostomus uber die Schriftinspiration (Salzburg 1897). Hill, R., "Stjohn Chrysostom's teaching on inspiration in 'Six Homi lies on Isaiah'," VigC 22 (1968) 19-37. --- "St. John Chrysostom and the Incarnation of the Word in Scripture," Compass Theology Review 14 (1980) 34-38. ---St. John Chrysostom's Teaching on Inspiration in his Old Testament Homilies (Sydney 1981). ---"On looking again at sunkatabasis," Prudentia 13 (1981) 3-11. ---"Akribeia: a principle of Chrysostom's exegesis," Colloquium 14 (Oct. 1981) 32-36. --- "On giving up the horses for Lent," CleR 68 (March 1983) 105-106. --"Christmas in the Book of Genesis," CleR 68 (1983) 445-447. --- "Chrysostom's terminology for the inspired Word," EB 41 (1983) 367-373. Markowicz, W. A. "Chrysostom's sermons on Genesis: a problem," JTS 24 (1963) 652- 64. Ryan, P. J. "Chrysostom-a derived stylist?", VigC 36 (1982) 5-14. Vandenberghe, B. H. Saint Jean Chrysostome et la Parole de Dieu (Paris 1961 ). Wallace-Hadrill, D. S. Christian Antioch. A Study of Early Christian Thought in the East (Cambridge University Press, 1982). Bible: Septuaginta ed. A. Rahlfs (2 vols., Stuttgart 1935)' Biblia Hebraica 3rd ed. R. Kittel et al (Stuttgart 1937). The Greek New Testament 3rd ed. K. Aland et al. (New York 1975). Speiser, E. A. Genesis, Anchor Bible 1 (Garden City 1964). Von Rad, G. Genesis, Alte Testament Deutsch 2-4, 9th ed., English translation (London 1972). ABBREVIATIONS AAS Acta Apostolicae Sedis (Rome, 1909ff.) . Bibl Biblica (Roma) CCG Corpus Christianorum, Series Graeca (Turnhout, 1974) CleR Clergy Review CPG M. Geerard, Clavis Patrum Graecorum, vo!' II (Turnhout, 1974) Diet. Bib!., Supp!. Dictionnaire de la Bible, Supplement ed. L. Pirot (1928ff.) EB Estudios Biblicos JTS Journal of Theological Studies ODCC2 Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ed. F. L. Cross PG Migne, J. P., ed. Patrologiae cursus completus: Series graeca 161 vols. (Paris 1857-1866) SC Sources Chretiennes, ed. H. de Lubac etJ. Danielou, (Paris, 1942-) SP Studia Patristica. International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford (TU) (Berlin) TRE Theologische Realenzyklopiidie VigC Vigiliae Christianae (Amsterdam) IX