The Birth, Baptism, Temptation, and Early Ministry of Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Birth, Baptism, Temptation, and Early Ministry of Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew, 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 The Birth, Baptism, Temptation, and Early Ministry of Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew by St. John Chrysostom. (Translated by Sir George Prevost.) Homilies 1 - 14 of Saint John Chrysostom's commentary on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, which include the wonderous birth, baptism, temptation, and early ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. - Summary by The Reader

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Birth, Baptism, Temptation, and Early Ministry of Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew
• Author credits: St. John Chrysostom
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 8:40:40

Catalogue topics

• commentary
• chrysostom
• gospel according to st matthew

Track guide

1. 01 - Homily 1: Introduction to the Holy Gospels — 39:59
2. 02 - Homily 2: MT 1:1 - The Genealogy of Jesus Christ — 36:46
3. 03 - Homily 3: MT 1:1-16 - The Genealogy of Jesus Christ — 31:56
4. 04 - Homily 4: MT 1:17-21 - The Wondrous Birth; Righteous Joseph; (also on anger, vainglory, and voluntary poverty) — 57:49
5. 05 - Homily 5: MT 1:22-25 - The Virgin Birth — 31:01
6. 06 - Homily 6: MT 2:1-3 - The Star and the Magi — 42:59
7. 07 - Homily 7: MT 2:4-10 - The Star and the Magi continued — 40:09
8. 08 - Homily 8: MT 2:11-15 - The Flight into Egypt — 26:48
9. 09 - Homily 9: MT 2:16-23 - The Slaughter of the Innocents — 37:34
10. 10 - Homily 10: MT 3:1-6 - St John the Baptist — 33:22
11. 11 - Homily 11: MT 3:7-12 - The Teaching of St John the Baptist — 46:16
12. 12 - Homily 12: MT 3:13-17 - The Baptism of Jesus Christ — 28:54
13. 13 - Homily 13: MT 4:1-11 - The Temptation of Jesus Christ — 41:27
14. 14 - Homily 14: MT 4:12-25 - The Calling of the First Disciples — 25:40

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