On the Priesthood
| Latin Title: | De sacerdotio libri 1-6 |
| Reference: | CPG 4316 PG 48, 623-692 Savile 6, 1-55 |
| Incipit: | Ἐμοι πολλοὶ μὲν ἐγένοντο φίλοι |
| Date: | 390-391 (Kelly) 381-386 (Sozomen 6.3) 388-390 (Nairn, Malingrey) before 381 (Neville) |
| Greek Texts: | A-M. Malingrey, Jean Chrysostome. Sur le sacerdoce (Dialogue et Homélie) (SC 272), Paris: Les Éditions du CERF, 1980.
J.A. Nairn, De sacerdotio of St. John Chrysostom, Cambridge, 1906. |
| Other Ancient Versions: | Excerpts in Latin, Syriac, Georgian, and Arabic (see CPG Vol 2 p. 495) |
| English Translations: | W.A. Jurgens, The priesthood. A translation of the Perihierosynes of St. John Chrysostom, New York: Macmillan, 1955.
G. Neville, Saint John Chrysostom: Six Books on the Priesthood, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, Crestwood, NY 1984. W.R.W. Stephens, “On the Priesthood” in NPNF1, vol. 9 (New York 1889), p. 33-83. A revised translation by Kevin Knight is available online here. |
| Other Modern Translations: | French (A-M. Malingrey); Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Dutch, and German (see Centre for Early Christian Studies) |
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