John
Chrysostom (347-407) was an early church whose name means "
golden-mouthed" from the modern Greek word
"χρυσόστομος" (hree-SO-sto-mos) ≈ "golden-mouthed" from the modern Greek word
"χρυσός" (hree-SOS) ≈ "gold" and the modern Greek word
"στόμα" (STO-ma) ≈ "mouth, person".
Scribes would follow John
Chrysostom around and write down whatever he said.
Matthew filled this role for Jesus.
John
Chrysostom wrote about many things, one of which was
"salt", in connection with the Beatitudes, as in the
"salt" of the "
earth" and the "
light" of the "
world". He, among others, started the analogies of
"salt", etc., using literal salt with
metaphors, rather than
code words, to explain the scriptures.
This might be the start of "
refrigerator magnet" sermons that continue to this day.