543Severian, on John 1:1, explains that "Word" shows the Son's impassible begetting, argues against those who count the Holy Spirit among the creatures made through the Word, affirms the one power of Father, Son, and Spirit, and rejoices over the newly baptized of a city freed from heresy.
548Severian rejects heretical inquiry into God, says heretics have baptism but not illumination, insists that Peter received the keys for confessing the Son of God, argues that "unbegotten" does not define the Father's nature, and defends the Spirit's divinity from Acts 5.
disputed · Printed by Migne among the spuria of Chrysostom (PG 63); the Clavis Patrum Graecorum (Supplementum 1998) lists it as Severian of Gabala's (CPG 4210).
Standing
Not honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by the Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant traditions. Not commemorated as a saint by any of the three traditions; a bishop in communion with the church of his time, so not outside it despite his quarrel with Chrysostom.
Date
ca. 400 (approximate) · Severian preached at Constantinople about 400; the individual homily is not dated more closely.
Written at
Constantinople, Thrace (probable)
Language
Greek
Genre
homily
Reference system
section numerals as printed by Migne; where the piece has none, Migne column
SBL abbreviation
Jn 1:1Not yet checked
Clavis
CPG 4210 (unverified)
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca 63 (Paris, 1862), cols. 543-550 (among the spuria of Chrysostom) (Printed edition in the public domain; OCR transcription (archive.org) of public-domain page images)
Critical editions
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca 63 (Paris, 1862) (cited, not reproduced)