Before I start, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for receiving your invitation to this ceremony. As the title of my presentation indicates, I will be analysing the liturgical usage of the term “peace” in the context of St. John Chrysostom’s exegetical homilies. Before referring to St. Chrysostom’s concept of “peace” as a liturgical petition per se, it seems necessary to briefly refer to the biblical concept of “peace”, i.e., the meaning of peace in the Old and New Testament respectively.
