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from Part III - Traditions of Pro-Nicene Christology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2022
Among other things Basil of Caesarea was renowned for his preaching.1 Both as a presbyter and then a bishop, he preached on a regular basis on the various Sundays, feasts, and celebrations of the church’s liturgical calendar, as well as at synods and other ecclesiastical gatherings. Only about fifty of his homilies are extant, one of which is his Homily on the Holy Birth of Christ. Some scholars claim it is one of the earliest witnesses to the celebration of Christmas on December 25, but if not, it was probably preached on January 6 in celebration of the feast of the Theophany (also known as Epiphany). The year cannot be determined with any precision, but Basil probably delivered it during his episcopacy, 370–378, which is roughly the same period in which Letters 261 and 262 were written.
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