Human birth and spiritual rebirth in the theological thought of John Chrysostom

Wet, Chris L. de

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“…As Walsh (1994, pp. 209–223) and De Wet (2017, pp. 1–9) have shown, Chrysostom constructs a type of reproductive soteriology, in which the infertile matriarchs function as types for the Virgin birth and, at the end, the spiritual generation (rebirth) of all believers.…”

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Fertility, Slavery, and Biblical Interpretation: John Chrysostom on the Story of Sarah and Hagar

de Wet

2023

Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture

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Fertility is a complex and contentious topic in biblical theology, touching upon social, cultural, and gender identity issues in the ancient world. It intersects with factors like gender, age, disability, and socio-economic status, notably in the context of slavery. Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar’s story, particularly Genesis 16, highlights the link between slavery and fertility. This study examines John Chrysostom’s interpretation of their narrative (ca. 349–407 CE) to explore these intersections. Chrysostom views fertility and infertility as social, moral, and theological concepts linked to divine intervention. He portrays Abraham as the ideal husband, Sarah as the ideal wife, and Hagar as a deviant slave woman. Theologically, he transforms slavery from a social status to an ontological state and criticizes Jewish identity. Chrysostom’s interpretation supports late antique slaveholding values, making infertility discourse a complex tool with intersectional dynamics in his biblical reception framework.

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“…Chrysostom, it has been argued, posits a somewhat different perspective, locating these infertile women in a broader history of faith and salvation that begins with Eve, stretching to Mary, and ending even in Christ himself (Walsh, 1994, pp. 209–223; De Wet, 2017, pp. 1–9).…”

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Fertility, Slavery, and Biblical Interpretation: John Chrysostom on the Story of Sarah and Hagar

de Wet

2023

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Revisiting John Chrysostom’s Interpretation of the Relationship between Abram and Lot and Their Separation in LXX Genesis 12–13

De Wet

2023

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This article revisits and examines more closely John Chrysostom’s (ca. 349–407 CE) characterisation of Lot—specifically his relationship with Abram and their separation in LXX Gen 12–13—as an exemplar to think about early Christian social relations. This study forms part of a larger project investigating Chrysostom’s use of Old Testament exemplars in his preaching and moral instruction. It is shown that the formulation of early Christian social ideals was mediated by means of scriptural exemplars like Lot. Rickett’s (2019) descriptive analysis of Chrysostom’s reconstruction of Lot’s character in Gen 13 is a useful trajectory for this study. However, while Rickett explains in detail what Chrysostom thought about Lot’s separation from Abram (and how this differs or concurs with other interpreters), he does not discuss why Chrysostom reconstructs the character of Lot in the way he does. This is the purpose of this study—to ask more pertinent questions on why Chrysostom wants to safeguard Lot’s reputation and, more generally, why he was such a useful exemplar in early Christian biblical interpretation.

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Modern Christianity, Part of the Cultural Wars. The Challenge of a Visual Culture

Smalbrugge

2019

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The article focuses on the changing landscape of modern Christianity. It does so by analysing the use of the notion of image in early Christianity and in later eras. It appears that Christianity created an ambiguous concept of the notion of image, reducing it in the end to a void image. This development caused a separation between theology and culture. It is a separation which eventually led to a Christianity that is hostile to modern culture and seeks only to reinforce its own identity.

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Human birth and spiritual rebirth in the theological thought of John Chrysostom

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Fertility, Slavery, and Biblical Interpretation: John Chrysostom on the Story of Sarah and Hagar

Fertility, Slavery, and Biblical Interpretation: John Chrysostom on the Story of Sarah and Hagar

Revisiting John Chrysostom’s Interpretation of the Relationship between Abram and Lot and Their Separation in LXX Genesis 12–13

Modern Christianity, Part of the Cultural Wars. The Challenge of a Visual Culture

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