Open AccessThe ‘Gospel of Freedom’ or a Letter of Warning? The Use of Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians in the Byzantine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Author(s) -
Elena Ene D-Vasilescu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
akropolis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2536-5738
pISSN - 2536-572X
DOI - 10.35296/jhs.v3i0.31
Subject(s) - apostle , liturgy , john chrysostom , byzantine architecture , gospel , philosophy , theology , classics , history
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, read on important Christian feasts, can be commented on from various perspectives: as a documents about mission, about warning with regard to the difficulties concerning the life of a believer, as one about the differences between Jews and Christians, or/and as one about freedom. It seems to us that within this text the Apostle intended to emphasize especially the latest aspect. St. John Chrysostom considered this document so important that he included it in his Liturgy.