The Gospel Commentary
The Gospel Commentary
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Hardcover. 697 pages, printed in black & red.
"This book, The Gospel Commentary, represents a living link with tradition. It is a collection of homilies for the Sundays and feast-days of the church year, drawn from the Holy Fathers and customarily read in church. The book is not credited to its actual author, but rather ascribed to Saint John Chrysostom: such an attribution simply reflects the Church's esteem for Chrysostom as the most masterful and eloquent of scriptural interpreters. It is actually a compilation drawn heavily on Chrysostom, but also on other Fathers...it is reasonable to assume that (this work) is the compilation of Patriarch Philotheus of Constantinople, who drew the scriptural commentary from earlier fathers and added his own preface and conclusion to each chapter. Usually the preface is of a rhetorical nature and the concluding passage is a moral exhortation."
-- from the Translator's Introduction
Translated to English from Slavonic by Hieromonk German Ciuba.
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This is a beautifully published book. It is well organized, large print and of course contains the precious gospel verses explained by the Golden Tongue of St John Chrysostom, our Father among the Saints.
I am planning to give several to my dear friends.
Great book. Text is worth the money, though it is pricey for most people, especially new converts who are young and not rolling in cash. It would too expensive, but ideally, print both hard-cover and soft-cover for affordability reasons.