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grbs-2301	O'Roark, Douglas	Parenthood in Late Antiquity: The Evidence of Chrysostom	1999	29	.pdf	application/pdf	10511	582	70	Parents might play with children by making scary faces or by telling them stories, a pastime that children especially loved.27 Some children teased their parents by constantly asking them silly questions.28 Children, using potsherds and clay as their materials, played at building houses.29 Parents might regulate the amount of playtime by hiding favorite toys, in order that children might not neglect necessary things: btt 'tWV 1tal8iwv 'tWV ~l1CpWV, o'tav ~€V E1tl8u~il 'to 1talblOV 1talbtlcwv U9UPIl(X-rWV, ~£'t(~ 1tOAAlls O'1tOUblls £K£lva Kp{m'toll£v, olov (j(patpav Kat oO'a tOlCXU'ta, tva ~lJ E~1tOblt;,T\tal twv avay­ Kalwv' otav b€ autwv Kata<ppov1lO'D Kat ~T\K£-rl E1tl8u~il, ab£ws autwv ~e'tabl86alleV, ei86tes w~ ou8e~ia ~Aa.~T] It is often thought that the fathers of the church, including Chrysostom, were generally hostile to traditional marriage and family structure and widely denounced sexual procreation, instead advocating asceticismY Patlagean, in arguing her case for widespread sexual renunciation in the fourth century, has stated that nowhere in Christian sermonizing can a positive at­ titude be found in regard to having a large family.12 However, in the works of Chrysostom several passages refer to the common desire for many children and the joy that they bring: 9R. MacMullen, The Preacher's Audience, JThS 40 (1989) 503-511; D. O'Roark, Close-Kin Marriage in Late Antiquity: The Evidence of Chrysos­ tom, GRBS 37 (1996) 399-411; Leyerle (supra n.1).	cache/grbs-2301.pdf	txt/grbs-2301.txt