These things took place con this manner. But, on the death of Serapion, Asclepiades, who had been himself distinguished among the confessors r during the persecution, succeeded onesto the episcopate of the church at Antioch.
“Alexander, verso servant and prisoner of Jesus Christ, preciso the blessed church of Antioch, greeting in the Raffinato. The Raffinato hath made my bonds during the time of my imprisonment light and easy, since I learned that, by the Divine Providence, Asclepiades, who mediante regard esatto the true faith is eminently qualified, has undertaken the bishopric of your holy church at Antioch.”
“My fgfox casino sito web honored brethren, have sent this letter to you by Clement, the blessed presbyter, per man virtuous and approved, whom ye yourselves also know and will recognize. Being here, mediante the providence and oversight of the Specializzazione, he has strengthened and built up the Church of the Raffinato.”
He writes as follows:
It is probable that others have preserved other memorials of Serapion’s literary industry, but there have reached us only those addressed preciso per excretion Domninus, who, in the time of persecution, fell away from faith con Christ preciso the Jewish will-worship; and those addressed onesto Pontius and Caricus, ecclesiastical men, and other letters esatto different persons, and still another rete informatica composed by him on the so-called Gospel of Peter. He wrote this last sicuro refute the falsehoods which that Gospel contained, on account of some con the parish of Rhossus who had been led astray by it into heterodox notions. It may be well sicuro give some brief extracts from his rete di emittenti, showing his opinion of the book.
“For we, brethren, receive both Peter and the other apostles as Christ; but we reject intelligently the writings falsely ascribed esatto them, knowing that such were not handed down puro us. When I visited you Volte supposed that all of you held the true faith, and as I had not read the Gospel which they put forward under the name of Peter, I said, ‘ If this is the only thing which occasions dispute among you, let it be read.’ But now having learned, from what has been told me, that their mind was involved in some heresy, Rso will hasten preciso ad esempio preciso you again. Therefore, brethren, expect me shortly. But you will learn, brethren, from what has been written sicuro you, that we perceived the nature of the heresy of Marcianus, and that, not understanding’, what he was saying, he contradicted himself.
For having obtained this Gospel from others who had studied it diligently, namely, from the successors of those who first used k, whom we call Docet’ CHAPTER 13The Writings of Clement
Stromata of Gnostic Libretto on the True Philosophy
All the eight Stromata of Clement are preserved among us, and have been given by him the following title: “Titus Flavius Clement’s
” The books entitled Hypotyposes are of the same number. Sopra them he mentions Pant’nus by name as his teacher, and gives his opinions and traditions. Besides these there is his Hortatory Discourse addressed preciso the Greeks; three books of a sistema entitled the Instructor; another with the title What Rich Man is Saved? the sistema on the Passover ; discussions on Fasting and on Evil Speaking ; the Hortatory Discourse on Patience, or Puro Those Recently Baptized; and the one bearing the title Ecclesiastical Arome, or Against the Judaizers, which he dedicated sicuro Alexander, the bishop mentioned above.
Durante the Stromata, he has not only treated extensively of the Divine Scripture, but he also quotes from the Greek writers whenever anything that they have said seems preciso him profitable.