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The Church Fathers · c. 390
Homilies on Matthew
John Chrysostom · c. 347–407
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What it is
Ninety sermons working through the whole gospel, insisting on the plain sense of the text and turning relentlessly to the poor at the church door.
Why it lasted
The most complete patristic commentary on Matthew, and Aquinas's principal source for the gospel.
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Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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