Against the Jews

Adversus Judaeos

Written 386 to 387, in Antiochia (now Antakya, Turkey).

Eight sermons to stop Christians from joining the Jewish feasts.

Homily · first written in Greek · a major work

Eight sermons. Modern editions call them Discourses Against Judaizing Christians.

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How we know the date and place

Date written sure: Preached in the autumns of 386 and 387 (Harkins 1979; Kelly, Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom (1995))
Place written sure: Preached at Antioch against Christians who kept the Jewish feasts there (Kelly, Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom (1995))