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LinkstothirdpartywebsitesareprovidedbyOxfordingoodfaithand forinformationonly.Oxforddisclaimsanyresponsibilityforthematerials containedinanythirdpartywebsitereferencedinthiswork. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,16/10/2018,SPi Δόξα τῷ Θεῷ πάντων ἕνεκα OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,16/10/2018,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,16/10/2018,SPi Acknowledgements This study could not have happened without the input of many people at various points during its research. Anenormous debt of gratitudeis owed to mydoctoralsupervisoratOxford,TeresaMorgan,whofirstencouragedmein thedirectionoflate-antiquepreachingandJohnChrysostom,andwhoover- saw much of the project from its inception. Her enthusiastic support and encouragement kept me going and her insightful comments have had a significantimpactonthefinalshapeofthisstudy.MarkEdwardsandFrances Young examined the thesis and provided much helpful and constructive feedback. Mark also oversaw the conversion of the thesis into a monograph, and I am very thankful for his guidance and encouragement through the process. Likewise, I am grateful to Diarmaid MacCulloch and the Theology andReligionMonographscommitteefortheirgenerousinvitationtopublish this study with them, and to their anonymous reader for taking the time to readtheworkinitsentiretyandforprovidingusefulanddetailedcomments. A number of other scholars have also all looked at varying amounts of the studyatdifferentstagesandhaveprovidedthoughtfulandinstructivecritique whichhas sharpenedtheargument: Rich Bishop,Phil Booth,Conrad Leyser, Neil McLynn, and Wendy Mayer. Thanks go also to David Rylaarsdam for generously sharing with me abstracts of his monograph in advance of its publication. Kampen Theological University in the Netherlands hosted me for a peaceful and stress-free month in which much thoughtful progress was made.IamgratefultooforthegenerousgrantprovidedbyAllSouls’College, Oxford,in2013fromtheE.O.Jamesbequestintheearlystagesofmydoctoral research.Fortheflawswhichremain,theresponsibilityis,ofcourse,myown. Many debts of gratitude are owed also to those who have supported me moregenerallyalongtheway.Mylovefortheancientworldwasfirstinspired at school, particularly by my teachers Chris Burnand, Jenny Fishpool, David Franklin,AdamJenkins,andHughPrice.Thatpassionwasfurtherdeveloped and nurtured in my college community at Christ Church, Oxford: tutorials with Elton Barker, Anna Clark, Lindsay Judson, Richard Rutherford, and others will be long cherished for their intellectual stimulation. But there have been many others—too many to name here—whose friendship has been a source of greater encouragement and joy than they perhaps realize. To name just a few of those friends to whom I am especially grateful for continuallysharingsomeoftheburden:NathanHinton,RobLaw,TomLeary, Alex Phillips, Stuart Ramsay, John Smallman, Rob Wainwright, and my church family at St Ebbe’s. My greatest thanks go to Stephanie, without OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,16/10/2018,SPi viii Acknowledgements whose patient encouragement, persistent support, and limitless generosity of spirit, this work would never have reached its conclusion. Lastly, of course, there is a great debt of appreciation to my step-father and especially to my mother, who has always been there from the very beginning. My thanks to youall. Epiphany2018 OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,16/10/2018,SPi Contents NoteonAbbreviations xi PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction 3 2. TheStateoftheEvidence 23 PART II THE NATURE OF THE SERMON 3. PreachingandtheSchool 51 4. PreachingandtheCureofSouls 84 5. PropheticPreaching 105 6. PreachingandtheLiturgy 139 PART III IMPLICATIONS 7. TheCongregation 167 8. Conclusion 197 Appendix:TheUseofLectioContinua 201 Bibliography 211 Index 235