Palladius: Dialogue on the Life of St. John Chrysostom (Biblia.com)

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Probably written between AD 406–408, this dialogue between an unidentified bishop and Theodore—a deacon of a church in Rome—aims to point out Chrysostom as a model of what a true Christian bishop should be.

Now Theophilus, bishop of Alexandria, observed his character and his blameless outspoken language, and he was from the very first strongly opposed to the ordination.193 For Theophilus is clever at judging faces; the will and mind of a man are not so easy to read.194 Deacon: Hold on, father, I have a small objection. Bishop: Yes, what is it? Deacon: And if this Theophilus is so sharp of eye, why could he not realize that if he expelled John he would stir up the whole world?

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