• Besides being the greatest preacher of his day, he was also unfortunately anti-semitic, which colors his teachings and makes his applications unreliable.
    1. This is becoming a common, modern complaint, but in my understanding is simply not the case. For more historical context, I highly recommend you check out 'John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century' by Robert Louis Wilken.
    2. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou also has a podcast on the question of whether St. John Chrysostom was anti-semitic. It gives some good insights into the question for those who don't want to buy a book