This study develops a methodology for approaching homilies that draws on a broader understanding of audience as both the physical audience and the readership of

Preaching formed one of the primary, regular avenues of communication between ecclesiastical elites and a wide range of society. Clergy used homilies to spread

Focuses on early Christian reflection on Christ as God incarnate from ca. 450 CE to the eighth century.

The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. Its volumes reflect