Preface
Preface It is not only a duty but also a pleasure to express my gratitude here to many people who have helped in the production of the fi rst volume in this series. Firstly, David Luckensmeyer, Research Associate in the Centre for Early Christian Studies at Australian Catholic University, keyed in the Field text with his customary expertise and exactitude, quietly playing down the onerous task that it was. He also provided detailed advice to the series editors about the advisability and cost-eff ectiveness of this method, as opposed to amending the digitized Migne text, with regard to the production of further volumes. My second debt, the greatest of all, is owed to my long-time and long-suff ering collaborator, Wendy Mayer, Honorary
Fellow in the Centre for Early Christian Studies, who unstintingly put at my disposal her enormous knowledge of John Chrysostom and made my translation of his homilies on Philippians more readable, more consistent, and more accurate. All remaining errors and infelicities in the translation are defi nitely my own, undoubtedly due to some occasional intransigence on my part. Th irdly, I thank Margaret Mitchell and Judith Kovacs for encouragement and comments on draft s and Bob Buller for his technical expertise in pairing the text and translation. In the fourth place, Dinah
Joesoef, Administrative Offi cer in the Centre for Early Christian Studies, as always has come to my aid on innumerable occasions with her administrative and technical experience, for which aft er so many years I am now beholden to her to an embarrassing degree. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the much appreciated collegiality and friendship of the members and associates of the Centre for Early Christian Studies at Australian Catholic
University, the staff of the Department of Ancient Languages at the University of Pretoria, and the members of the Asia-Pacifi c Early Christian
Studies Society.
Pauline Allen, FAHA Australian Catholic University and University of Pretoria -vii -