There is surprisingly little evidence to suggest that bishops played a major role in initiating and overseeing missionary endeavors between the second and fourth centuries CE. John Chrysostom (d. 407), who directed a number of missionary enterprises as the bishop of Constantinople, represents one well-established exception. This article argues that Chrysostom cultivated his distinctive approach to mission during his formative years in Antioch by tracing the key features of Chrysostom's mission strategy back to the activities of his episcopal mentors in Antioch, especially their efforts to promote the Christianization of the surrounding rural areas and their assertion of jurisdictional claims over regions beyond the Roman Empire. In conjunction with these activities, Chrysostom developed his own scriptural justification for mission during this period in which he advocated for emulation of the apostle Paul, who was, in his estimation, Christianity's missionary exemplar.

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John Chrysostom 和古代晚期安条克使命的重生

令人惊讶的是，几乎没有证据表明主教在公元二世纪至四世纪之间发起和监督传教事业方面发挥了重要作用。John Chrysostom（卒于 407 年）作为君士坦丁堡主教领导了许多传教事业，是一个公认的例外。本文认为，金口在安提阿的成长过程中培养了他独特的宣教方法，将金口宣教战略的关键特征追溯到他在安提阿的主教导师的活动，特别是他们为促进周边农村地区的基督教化和他们对罗马帝国以外地区的管辖权主张。结合这些活动，