Homilies on Ephesians: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Homilies on Ephesians, credited to St. John Chrysostom, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Homilies on Ephesians by St. John Chrysostom. (Translated by Gross Alexander.) Read in English by A LibriVox Volunteer From The Argument: “Ephesus is the metropolis of Asia. It was dedicated to Diana, whom especially they worshipped there as their great goddess. Indeed so great was the superstition of her worshippers, that when her temple was burnt, they would not so much as divulge the name of the man who burnt it. The blessed John the Evangelist spent the chief part of his time there: he was there when he was banished and there he died. It was there too that Paul left Timothy, as he says in writing to him, “As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus.” “Most of the philosophers also, those more particularly who flourished in Asia, were there; and even Pythagoras himself is said to have come from thence; perhaps because Samos, whence he really came, is an island of Ionia. It was the resort also of the disciples of Parmenides, and Zeno, and Democritus, and you may see a number of philosophers there even to the present day. “These facts I mention, not merely as such, but with a view of showing that Paul would needs take great pains and trouble in writing to these Ephesians. He is said indeed to have entrusted them, as being persons already well-instructed, with his profoundest conceptions; and the Epistle itself is full of sublime thoughts and doctrines. “He wrote the Epistle from Rome, and, as he himself informs us, in bonds. “Pray for me, that utterance may be given unto me, in opening my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.” It abounds with sentiments of overwhelming loftiness and grandeur. Thoughts which he scarcely so much as utters any where else, he here plainly declares; as when he says, “To the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the Church the manifold wisdom of God.” And again; “He raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in heavenly places.” And again; “Which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ.”” (St John Chrysostom)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Homilies on Ephesians
• Author credits: St. John Chrysostom
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 13:21:52

Catalogue topics

• homilies
• commentary
• Letter to the Ephesians
• st john chrysostom

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 00 - The Argument — 3:28
2. 01 - Homily 1: Eph 1:1-10 — 31:55
3. 02 - Homily 2: Eph 1:11-14 — 29:57
4. 03 - Homily 3: Eph 1:15-22 — 39:23
5. 04 - Homily 4: Eph 2:1-10 — 33:13
6. 05 - Homily 5: Eph 2:11-16 — 27:51
7. 06 - Homily 6: Eph 2:17-3:7 — 31:27
8. 07 - Homily 7: Eph 3:8-21 — 30:56
9. 08 - Homily 8, part 1: Eph 4:1-2 — 47:41
10. 09 - Homily 8, part 2 — 22:08
11. 10 - Homily 9: Eph 4:1-3 — 28:01
12. 11 - Homily 10: Eph 4:4-5 — 22:36
13. 12 - Homily 11, part 1: Eph 4:4-16 — 25:20
14. 13 - Homily 11, part 2 — 15:34
15. 14 - Homily 12: Eph 4:17 — 22:04
16. 15 - Homily 13: Eph 4:17-24 — 31:47
17. 16 - Homily 14: Eph 4:25-30 — 27:20
18. 17 - Homily 15: Eph 4:31 — 26:56
19. 18 - Homily 16: Eph 4:31-32 — 20:14
20. 19 - Homily 17: Eph 4:32-5:4 — 23:30
21. 20 - Homily 18: Eph 5:5-14 — 29:22
22. 21 - Homily 19, part 1: Eph 5:15-21 — 29:03
23. 22 - Homily 19, part 2 — 9:00
24. 23 - Homily 20, part 1: Eph 5:22-33 — 18:45

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