Job and his Wife as Exemplary Figures in the Preaching of John Chrysostom
This article surveys John Chrysostom's preaching on the biblical figures of Job and his wife. Chrysostom's exegesis is situated into two contexts: (1) his related interpretation of Adam and Eve in Genesis, and (2) his theology of adaptable divine pedagogy and practice of medico-philosophic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 479-515 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Job
/ Job Biblical character
/ Wife
/ John, Chrysostomus 344-407
/ Sermon
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity RE Homiletics |
| Further subjects: | B
Adam
B Occupation B Grief B Eve B John Chrysostom B Preaching B Wife |
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| Summary: | This article surveys John Chrysostom's preaching on the biblical figures of Job and his wife. Chrysostom's exegesis is situated into two contexts: (1) his related interpretation of Adam and Eve in Genesis, and (2) his theology of adaptable divine pedagogy and practice of medico-philosophical psychagogy. This twofold contextualization enables us to see how Chrysostom deploys these figures in his preaching as a means of re-ordering gendered marital relationships within the late antique Christian household and cultivating an attentiveness to the methods of divine pedagogy. In the final section of the essay, we highlight two spheres of domestic activity in particular—mealtime and grieving—over which Chrysostom seeks to gain control through the ritualized internalization of the examples of Job and his wife. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-961X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zac-2019-0029 |