Palladius: Dialogue on the Life of St. John Chrysostom
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Overview
Probably written between AD 406–408, this dialogue between an unidentified bishop and Theodore—a deacon of a church in Rome—aims to point out Chrysostom as a model of what a true Christian bishop should be.
Top Highlights
“As priest he served without self-interest; true it was, that in his zealous judgment he did not know father or mother or any blood kindred, but those who loved and labored for the Word.” (Page 147)
“‘But how could you consider him haughty827 as he was a being endowed with all those graces?’” (Page 125)
“this Theophilus is so sharp of eye, why could he not realize that if he expelled John he would stir up the whole world?” (Page 37)
“suffer.974 First of all there is Job, the son of patience;975 what did he say after much suffering?” (Page 138)