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To: XeniaSt; stfassisi; FormerLib; Kolokotronis
Your source alleges that there is no good reason to explain +John Chrystostom's homilies. Out of context, as stfassisi's link (Post #5) indicated, it is indeed difficult to understand what motivated him.

What is lacking is the historical context. Your source also fails to make clear that the homilies were directed against Judaiziers (Christians who followed the Law), and not the Jews.

As the brief introduction below indicates, there was a sudden resurgences in the Sabbaterianism in Antioch to which +John Chrysotsom's anger was directed.


12 posted on 09/13/2008 4:12:08 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50; stfassisi; FormerLib; Kolokotronis

Your source alleges that there is no good reason to explain +John Chrystostom's homilies. Out of context, as stfassisi's link (Post #5) indicated, it is indeed difficult to understand what motivated him.

What is lacking is the historical context. Your source also fails to make clear that the homilies were directed against Judaiziers (Christians who followed the Law), and not the Jews.

As the brief introduction below indicates, there was a sudden resurgences(sic) in the Sabbaterianism(sic) in Antioch to which +John Chrysotsom's anger was directed.

Reason or motivation aside, John is vehemently and rabidly anti-semitic.

Looking for reason or motivation is only done to excuse his words.

John does not in any way exhibit or demonstrate the chesed (lovingkindness)
of Yah'shua(Jesus) toward YHvH's chosen People.

As you noted there was a resurgence of following a worship as commanded by YHvH.

John was angry because the believers in Antioch wanted to worship YHvH as He has commanded them.

John wanted them to reject YHvH and instead embrace the Paganism of Constantine's Roman church.

I recommend that you avoid the "spin" and read the words of John Chrystostom
and judge John on his own words without the spin.

Saint John Chrysostom (c.347-407) : Eight Homilies Against the Jews

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
13 posted on 09/14/2008 10:01:56 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God was their ROCK, And the Most High God their Redeemer.)
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