{"slug":"khazarzar-john-chrysostom-in-laudem-sancti-joannis-theologi-homilia-2","id":"greek:khazarzar:khazarzar-john-chrysostom-in-laudem-sancti-joannis-theologi-homilia-2","title":"In laudem sancti Joannis theologi homilia 2","title_source":"In laudem sancti Joannis theologi homilia 2","author":"John Chrysostom","genre":"homily","date":"","tradition":"greek","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. 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Likely delivered during Chrysostom's Antiochene period (386–397) or early years in Constantinople, it was later used in Byzantine liturgy for John's feast days (December 27 or May 8). The Greek text survives in multiple manuscripts, but the source edition (khazarzar) lacks a critical apparatus, leaving textual variants unaddressed. The homily employs rhetorical devices such as anaphora and fishing metaphors to highlight John's role as teacher, evangelist, and spiritual father, reflecting Chrysostom's exegetical style and the established title 'Theologian' for John by the 4th century.","historical_context":"The homily is attributed to John Chrysostom, a prominent preacher and theologian of the late 4th to early 5th centuries. Its exact date is unknown, but it likely belongs to his Antiochene period (386–397) or early Constantinopolitan years (398–403). The work is a homily, a genre of liturgical sermon, delivered in Greek to a Christian community in Antioch or Constantinople. It was later incorporated into Byzantine liturgical readings for the feast of John the Theologian, reflecting Chrysostom's enduring authority. The Greek text survives in multiple manuscripts, but the source edition (khazarzar) does not specify which manuscript(s) it follows, and no critical apparatus is provided. This limits assessment of scribal alterations or variant readings. The homily engages with traditions linking John to Ephesus and his Gospel's high Christology, common in patristic literature.","significance":"This homily exemplifies Chrysostom's rhetorical skill and his role in shaping the veneration of John the Theologian. It reflects the 4th-century establishment of John's title 'Theologian' and his ranking after Peter in apostolic hierarchy. The work also illustrates the liturgical use of Chrysostom's sermons in Byzantine tradition, contributing to the reception history of both Chrysostom and John.","timeline":[{"date":"c. 349–407","event":"Life of John Chrysostom, the attributed author."},{"date":"386–397","event":"Chrysostom's Antiochene period, possible date for the homily."},{"date":"398–403","event":"Chrysostom's early Constantinopolitan years, alternative possible date."},{"date":"4th–5th c.","event":"Establishment of John's title 'Theologian' in Christian tradition."},{"date":"Byzantine period","event":"Homily used in liturgy for feast of John the Theologian (Dec 27 or May 8)."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Transmission of Greek text in multiple manuscripts; source edition lacks critical apparatus."}],"relations":[{"work":"John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of John","relation":"Similar exegetical style and themes on John the Theologian.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History","relation":"Provides background on John's association with Ephesus.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Liturgical texts for feast of John the Theologian","relation":"Homily used in Byzantine liturgy for this feast.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Patristic homilies on apostles","relation":"Part of a genre of encomiastic sermons on apostolic figures.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[],"cautions":["The exact date of the homily is unknown; it is placed in Chrysostom's Antiochene or early Constantinopolitan period based on style and content.","Attribution to John Chrysostom is traditional but not critically verified; no external evidence confirms authorship.","The source edition (khazarzar) provides no critical apparatus or manuscript identification, so textual variants and scribal alterations cannot be assessed.","The homily's liturgical use is inferred from later Byzantine practice; its original setting is uncertain."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000463,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:31:30Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Patrologia Graeca text (khazarzar mirror)","url":"http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/PG_Migne/John%20Chrysostom_PG%2047-64/In%20laudem%20sancti%20Joannis%20theologi%20homilia%202.pdf"}],"checks":{"work":"khazarzar-john-chrysostom-in-laudem-sancti-joannis-theologi-homilia-2","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":4,"translated":4,"commentary_passages":4,"commentary_units":24,"english_words":828,"source_letters":3393,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The homily is attributed to John Chrysostom (c. 349–407). Its exact date is unknown, but likely belongs to his Antiochene period (386–397) or early Constantinopolitan years.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Greek text survives in multiple manuscripts, but the source edition (khazarzar) does not specify which manuscript(s) it follows. Variants may exist in the tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This homily was read in Byzantine liturgical contexts for the feast of John the Theologian (December 27 or May 8), reflecting Chrysostom’s enduring authority in the Eastern Church.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The edition provides no critical apparatus or textual notes. Readers cannot assess which manuscript readings were adopted or whether later scribal alterations are present.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: homily in ancient Greek; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 4 narrative."},{"kind":"scripture","severity":"info","text":"1 scriptural phrase match(es) noted: John 1:1."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: khazarzar — Migne PG text (public domain); khazarzar host and the digitising project state no licence for this layer"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":4},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀπόστολον καὶ εὐαγγελιστὴν τὸν Θεολόγον. Πάλιν ὁ ἡμέτερος Ἰωάννης, ὦ Ἐφέσιοι, μᾶλλον δὲ πάσης τῆς οἰκουμένης διδάσκαλος, τὴν πνευματικὴν σαγήνην ἐξήπλωσε, καὶ πάντας ἡμᾶς ἐκ διαφόρων τόπων συνήγαγεν, οὐχ ἵνα αὐτὸν στεφάνοις ῥόδων τιμήσωμεν, ἀλλ' ἵνα αὐτὸν ἀγαθοῖς ἔργοις καὶ δικαίοις σεμνύνωμεν. Πάλιν τὰς πνευματικὰς αὐτοῦ πηγὰς ἐπεσπάσατο, οὐχ ἵνα ἀργοὺς διψῶντας ποτίσῃ, ἀλλ' ἵνα λαοὺς κοπιῶντας στηρίξῃ· πάλιν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἀναβέβηκεν ὁ δεύτερος μετὰ Πέτρον, οὐχ ἵνα ἕνα χωλὸν θεραπεύσας ἐξάλλεσθαι ποιήσῃ, ἀλλ' ἵνα πάντας ἡμᾶς τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ ἐπιῤῥώσας, εἰς οὐρανοὺς τὸ πολίτευμα ἔχειν παρασκευάσῃ. Οὐκ ἔτι ἐπὶ τὸ κυριακὸν στῆθος ἀνάκειται, ἀλλ' εἰς ἕνα ἕκαστον ἡμῶν ἀνακλίνας, ἅπαντας ἡμᾶς ἰσοτίμους δεξάμενος, κέρδος ἴδιον τῷ Θεῷ προσενέγκει, καὶ οὕτω κέκραγε λέγων· Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καὶ τὰ παιδία, ἅ μοι ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεός. Παιδία, ποῖα; Ἃ ἡ χάρις ἐβλάστησε, καὶ τῆς τῶν οὐρανῶν βασιλείας κληρονόμους ἀπέδειξεν.","english":"On Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist the Theologian. Again our John, O Ephesians—or rather, teacher of the whole world—has spread out his spiritual net and gathered us all from various places, not that we may honor him with garlands of roses, but that we may exalt him with good works and righteous deeds. Again he has drawn forth his spiritual springs, not to water idle thirsters, but to strengthen laboring peoples. Again the second after Peter has ascended to the sanctuary, not to heal one lame man and make him leap, but to strengthen us all in piety and prepare us to have our citizenship in the heavens. No longer does he recline on the Lord’s breast, but having laid each one of us down, receiving us all as equals in honor, he offers his own gain to God, and thus cries out, saying: “Behold, I and the children whom God has given me.” What children? Those whom grace has caused to sprout and has shown to be heirs of the kingdom of the heavens.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐφέσιοι","severity":"info","text":"The address to the Ephesians situates this homily in the tradition of John's association with Ephesus, where he is said to have lived and taught in later life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"δεύτερος μετὰ Πέτρον","severity":"info","text":"This phrase echoes the common patristic ranking of John as second after Peter, reflecting the Gospel order and early church hierarchy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καὶ τὰ παιδία","severity":"info","text":"The cry 'Behold, I and the children' alludes to John 21:15-17, where Jesus entrusts Peter with the flock; here Chrysostom adapts it to John's spiritual fatherhood.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Πάλιν ... 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Πάλιν","severity":"info","text":"The triple anaphora of 'Πάλιν' structures the opening as a rhetorical crescendo, emphasizing John's recurring role as teacher and gatherer.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"σαγήνην","severity":"info","text":"'Σαγήνην' (net) is a fishing metaphor common in Chrysostom, evoking John's evangelistic work and the image of the apostolic catch of souls.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"Θεολόγον","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Θεολόγον' for John was established by the 4th century, reflecting his high Christology and the prologue of his Gospel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'τὸ κυριακὸν στῆθος' (the Lord's breast) is a clear reference to John reclining on Jesus at the Last Supper, but the exact nuance of 'ἀνακλίνας' (having laid down) is ambiguous: it may mean John now reclines each believer in his own place."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Ὅσους ποτὲ ἐσυλαγώγει ἡ Ἄρτεμις, τούτων πλείονας συνάγει ὁ ἀπόστολος. Ἐκείνη κύνας τρέφουσα, θηρεύουσα, τὴν πλάνην κατέσπειρεν· Ἰωάννης πτωχοὺς οἰκονομῶν καὶ λαοὺς συγκροτῶν, τὴν θεογνωσίαν ἐπέσπειρεν· ἐκείνη πομπαῖς εἰδώλων τὸν ἀέρα ἐσκότισεν, Ἰωάννης μνήμαις ἁγίων τὴν Ἀσίαν ἐφώτισεν· Αἴγυπτος μνημονεύει τὰ Μωϋσέως θαύματα, Ἔφεσος ἐξαγγέλλει τὰς Ἰωάννου εὐεργεσίας· Μωϋσῆς δέκα πληγαῖς τὴν Αἴγυπτον ἐμαστίγωσεν, Ἰωάννης δὲ τῷ θεοπνεύστῳ Εὐαγγελίῳ Ἔφεσον κατεκόσμησε, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ πάντας ἠλέησε· Μωϋσῆς διὰ ῥάβδου τὴν θάλασσαν ἔσχισεν, Ἰωάννης διὰ σταυροῦ τὴν Ἄρτεμιν κατέστρεψε· τῆς θαλάσσης σχισθείσης Φαραὼ καὶ τὰ ἅρματα αὐτοῦ κατεποντίσθησαν· τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος καταπεσούσης, ὁ ἱερεὺς αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ βδελύγματα συνετρίβησαν. Ἐκδιηγεῖται ὁ Δαυῒδ καὶ λέγει, Ἡ θάλασσα εἶδε, καὶ ἔφυγε· σήμερον ἡ Ἐκκλησία τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον βοᾷ καὶ λέγει, ἡ Ἄρτεμις εἶδε καὶ ἔπεσεν. Εἶδε τὸν θεολόγον καὶ θεοκήρυκα, εἶδε τὸν θεοφόρον, καὶ ἔπεσεν ἡ ἁμαρτωλὸς, ἡ ἀλίτιμος, εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος.","english":"As many as Artemis once led astray, the apostle gathers more. She, nurturing dogs and hunting, sowed error; John, managing the poor and assembling the people, sowed the knowledge of God. She darkened the air with processions of idols; John illuminated Asia with memorials of saints. Egypt recalls the wonders of Moses; Ephesus proclaims the benefactions of John. Moses scourged Egypt with ten plagues; John adorned Ephesus with the divinely inspired Gospel—or rather, he showed mercy to all. Moses divided the sea with a staff; John overthrew Artemis with the cross. When the sea was divided, Pharaoh and his chariots were drowned; when Artemis fell, her priest and her abominations were shattered. David recounts and says, \"The sea saw and fled\"; today the Church cries out in the same manner and says, \"Artemis saw and fell.\" She saw the theologian and divine herald, she saw the God-bearer, and the sinful, the dishonored one, fell to the ground.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἄρτεμις","severity":"info","text":"Artemis was the chief deity of Ephesus, whose temple was one of the Seven Wonders. Chrysostom contrasts her cult with John's Christian mission.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἡ θάλασσα εἶδε, καὶ ἔφυγε","severity":"info","text":"This echoes Exodus 14:21-28, where the Red Sea parts before the Israelites. Chrysostom adapts the motif to Artemis's fall before John.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Μωϋσῆς ... Ἰωάννης","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom draws a sustained parallel between Moses and John: Moses's plagues and sea-parting are matched by John's Gospel and destruction of Artemis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐκείνη ... Ἰωάννης","severity":"info","text":"The passage uses a series of antitheses (she ... John) to contrast Artemis's destructive paganism with John's constructive Christian work.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"θεολόγον","severity":"info","text":"The title 'theologian' (θεολόγος) is applied to John the Evangelist in Greek tradition, denoting his profound theological insight, especially in the Gospel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"θεοφόρον","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'God-bearer' (θεοφόρος) is used for John, paralleling the more common Theotokos for Mary, emphasizing his carrying of divine revelation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ἡ ἁμαρτωλὸς, ἡ ἀλίτιμος' could refer to Artemis or her priestess; the translation takes it as Artemis personified as sinful and dishonored."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Εἶδεν ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ μένειν οὐκ ἴσχυσε. Τί σοί ἐστιν, Ἄρτεμις, ὅτι ἔπεσες; Εἶδον τὸν υἱὸν τῆς βροντῆς, καὶ κατεῤῥάγη μου τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς μεσιτείας· εἶδον τὸν θεϊκὸν φίλον, καὶ διελύθην· εἶδον τὸν ἐπὶ τὸ θεϊκὸν στῆθος ἀνακλιθέντα, καὶ κατηνέχθην ἐπὶ τὸ εἰδωλικόν μου στῆθος. Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Ἠλίας, ἀγαπητοὶ, ὅτι τὸν Βάαλ κατέστρεψε· θαυμασιώτερος ὁ Ἰωάννης, ὅτι τὴν Ἄρτεμιν ἐξώρισεν. Ἠλίας τετρακοσίους καὶ πεντήκοντα ἀπέκτεινεν· Ἰωάννης τὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ κίονος φονευθέντα ἱερέα ζωοποιήσας ἐν Χριστῷ ἀνέστησεν. Ὢ τοῦ θαύματος! Στῦλος λίθινος τὸν ἰσόλιθον ἐθανάτωσεν ἱερέα, ὃν διὰ τῆς χάριτος ἐξανέστησεν ὁ Ἰωάννης. Ἄραντες γὰρ αὐτοῦ, φησὶ, τὸ σῶμα βαστάζοντες ἤνεγκαν, θέντες πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ Ἰωάννου· καὶ ὃν οὐκ ἤθελε ζῶν θεωρῆσαι, τοῦτον ἀποθανὼν ἐπεζήτει, ζωὴν καὶ πίστιν αἰτούμενος. Οὕτω ποτὲ καὶ οἱ παμπόνηροι Ἰουδαῖοι ἐποίησαν· ζῶντα τὸν Χριστὸν ἀπηρνήσαντο, καὶ ἀποθανόντα Υἱὸν Θεοῦ ὡμολόγησαν· ἀπηρνήσαντο αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ τυφλοῦ εἰπόντες, Ἡμεῖς τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲν μαθηταί· τοῦτον δὲ οὐκ οἴδαμεν πόθεν ἐστίν. Ἀνέβλεψεν ὁ τυφλὸς, καὶ ἐσκοτίσθη ὁ ἀσύνετος λαός. Υἱὸν Θεοῦ ὡμολόγησαν ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ὅτε κλίνας τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀφῆκε τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ λόγχῃ τὴν ἀοίδιμον αὐτοῦ ἐξεκέντησαν πλευρὰν, καὶ ἐξῆλθε πλῆθος αἵματος καὶ ὕδατος· ἔκραζον δὲ μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ Ἰουδαίων παῖδες, καὶ ἔλεγον,","english":"He saw the one whom Jesus loved, and he could not remain. What is it with you, Artemis, that you have fallen? I saw the son of thunder, and my temple of mediation was shattered; I saw the divine friend, and I was dissolved; I saw the one who reclined upon the divine breast, and I was cast down upon my idolatrous breast. Elijah is marvelous, beloved, because he overthrew Baal; John is more marvelous, because he banished Artemis. Elijah slew four hundred and fifty; John, having brought back to life the priest who was killed by the column, raised him up in Christ. O the wonder! A stone column killed the priest who was like stone, whom John raised up through grace. For they, taking up his body, they say, carrying it, brought it, placing it at the door of John; and the one whom he did not wish to see alive, this one, when dead, he sought, asking for life and faith. Thus once also the utterly wicked Jews did: while Christ was alive they denied him, and when he was dead they confessed him as Son of God; they denied him before the blind man, saying, We are disciples of Moses; we do not know where this one is from. The blind man regained his sight, and the senseless people were darkened. They confessed him as Son of God at the cross, when he bowed his head and gave up the spirit, and they pierced his famous side with a spear, and a mass of blood and water came out; and the children of the Jews cried out with a loud voice, and said,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"υἱὸν τῆς βροντῆς","severity":"info","text":"‘Son of thunder’ is a traditional epithet for John the Evangelist, derived from Mark 3:17, where Jesus calls James and John ‘Boanerges’ (Sons of thunder).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀνέβλεψεν ὁ τυφλὸς","severity":"info","text":"The healing of a blind man (cf. Matt 9:27–31, Mark 8:22–26, Luke 18:35–43) is here used as a proof of Christ’s divinity, with the Jews’ denial before the miracle contrasted with their confession after the crucifixion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἄρτεμις","severity":"info","text":"Artemis of Ephesus was a major pagan deity whose temple was one of the Seven Wonders. Chrysostom contrasts John’s Christian mission with Artemis’ cult, which involved processions and animal sacrifice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἠλίας τετρακοσίους καὶ πεντήκοντα ἀπέκτεινεν","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Elijah slaying 450 prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:19, 40) is a typological parallel: as Elijah defeated pagan priests, John defeats Artemis’ priest, but John’s miracle is greater because it involves resurrection.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Ἠλίας … θαυμασιώτερος ὁ Ἰωάννης","severity":"info","text":"This is a synkrisis (comparison) typical of Chrysostom’s rhetoric, elevating John above Elijah by contrasting the number of slain (450 vs. one resurrected) and the nature of the miracle (destruction vs. restoration).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἰουδαῖοι","severity":"caution","text":"Chrysostom’s anti-Jewish rhetoric here (Jews denying Christ alive, confessing him dead) reflects a common polemical trope in late antique Christian preaching, not historical fact. Modern readers should treat it as rhetorical rather than descriptive.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ‘τὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ κίονος φονευθέντα ἱερέα’ could mean the priest was killed by a column (i.e., a stone pillar fell on him) or by a ‘column’ as a person (a stylite?); the context favours the former, as the column is described as ‘stone’ (λίθινος).","The identity of the ‘utterly wicked Jews’ is a rhetorical construct; the narrative of the blind man and the cross is not a single attested event but a composite of Gospel episodes."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Ἀληθῶς Θεοῦ Υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος. Ἰωάννης, ὁ ζῶν, ὁ κήρυξ τῆς θεογνωσίας, ὁ Πνεύματος ἁγίου χάριν λαβὼν, ὁ ῥήτωρ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, ὁ φωστὴρ τῆς εὐσεβείας, ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς τῆς Ἀσίας, τὴν μὲν δαίμονα Ἄρτεμιν κατέστρεψε, τὸν δὲ Θεὸν Λόγον ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ μεγαλοφώνως ἐκήρυξεν· Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Ἐρωτήσωμεν τὸν ἁλιέα τῶν ἰχθύων, καὶ συγγραφέα τῶν ἁγίων εὐαγγελίων, τίς αὐτὸν τοῦτο ἐδίδαξε; ποῖος πατὴρ τοῦτο συνεβούλευσεν ἀποφθέγξασθαι, εἰς ποίαν βίβλον ἐγκύψας εὗρε καὶ ἐξεφώνησεν; Ἀλλ' οὔτε τις ἐδίδαξεν αὐτὸν, οὔτε εἰς βίβλον ἐγκύψας εὗρε καὶ ἐξεφώνησεν· ἀλλ' εἰς τὸ δεσποτικὸν στῆθος τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἀνέπεσε, καὶ εἰς τὸ βάθος τῆς σοφίας καὶ τῆς γνώσεως τὸν νοῦν φωτισθεὶς ἐβόησεν, Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Τί πλέον τῶν γεγραμμένων ἔχω εἰπεῖν; Ἤκουσας ὅτι Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν, τουτέστιν, ἐν Πατρὶ καὶ σὺν Πατρὶ, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἀῤῥήτως καὶ ἀπαθῶς γεγεννημένος πρὸ αἰώνων. Αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.","english":"Truly this one was the Son of God. John, the living one, the herald of divine knowledge, the one who received the grace of the Holy Spirit, the orator of the Church, the luminary of piety, the eye of Asia, overthrew the demon Artemis and proclaimed the Word of God loudly throughout the whole world: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Let us ask the fisherman of fish and the writer of the holy Gospels: who taught him this? What father advised him to utter this? Into what book did he peer and find and proclaim it? But no one taught him, nor did he peer into a book and find and proclaim it; rather, he reclined upon the Lordly breast of the Savior, and with his mind illumined into the depth of wisdom and knowledge, he cried out, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. What more than what is written can I say? You have heard that In the beginning he was, that is, in the Father and with the Father, and he was God from God and Father, ineffably and impassibly begotten before the ages. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος","severity":"info","text":"Chrysostom quotes John 1:1, adapting the third clause to 'and the Word was God' (καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος), a standard Nicene reading emphasizing the Word's divinity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Θεοῦ Υἱὸς","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Son of God' (Θεοῦ Υἱὸς) here refers to John the Evangelist, not Christ, as a title of spiritual kinship, a common patristic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἄρτεμιν","severity":"info","text":"Artemis of Ephesus was a major pagan deity whose temple was a center of Greco-Roman cult. Chrysostom contrasts John's victory over this demon with Elijah's overthrow of Baal, linking the apostle to the triumph of Christianity over paganism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐρωτήσωμεν","severity":"info","text":"The rhetorical question 'Let us ask' (Ἐρωτήσωμεν) introduces a dialogic turn, a common homiletic device to engage the audience and emphasize John's divine inspiration over human teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ἀπαθῶς γεγεννημένος","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'impassibly begotten' (ἀπαθῶς γεγεννημένος) reflects post-Nicene theological precision, asserting the Father's generation of the Son without suffering or change, a key point in anti-Arian polemic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ἁλιέα τῶν ἰχθύων","severity":"caution","text":"The epithet 'fisherman of fish' (ἁλιέα τῶν ἰχθύων) is redundant in Greek; it may be a rhetorical intensifier or a scribal gloss. The English draft omits 'of fish', which is present in the Greek.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'Θεοῦ Υἱὸς' could be misread as referring to Christ, but context and the following epithets confirm it applies to John.","The clause 'καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος' in the quotation of John 1:1 is a slight adaptation; the original reads 'καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν ὁ Θεός' (and the Word was God). Chrysostom's version may reflect liturgical or catechetical usage."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"scripture","severity":"info","ref":"John 1:1","text":"The English carries the scriptural phrase “in the beginning was the word”, which matches John 1:1. The match is on the English draft; check the Coptic before quoting the verse."}]}]}