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2 Clement was traditionally believed to have been an epistle to the Christian Church in Corinth written by Clement of Rome sometime in the late 1st century. [4] However, 4th-century bishop Eusebius, in his historical work, says that there was only one recognized epistle of Clement (namely the so-called First Epistle of Clement). [5]
The Stromata (Greek: Στρώματα), a mistake for Stromateis (Στρωματεῖς, "Patchwork," i.e., Miscellanies), attributed to Clement of Alexandria (c. 150 – c. 215), is the third of a trilogy of works regarding the Christian life.
Eusebius, the fourth-century early church historian, is the first writer to provide an account of Clement's life and works, in his Ecclesiastical History, 5.11.1–5, 6.6.1 [note 2] He provides a list of Clement's works, biographical information, and an extended quotation from the Stromata. From this and other accounts, it is evident that ...
The historical debate primarily concerned whether certain works should be read in the church service or only privately. These works were widely used but not necessarily considered Catholic or 'universal.' Such works include the Didache, Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement, 2 Clement, the Epistle of Barnabas, and to a lesser extent the Apocalypse of ...
Pages in category "Works by Clement of Alexandria" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P.
After a short philosophical discussion, it opens with a history of Greek religion in seven stages. [2] Clement suggests that at first, men mistakenly believed the Sun, the Moon and other heavenly bodies to be gods. The next development was the worship of the products of agriculture, from which he contends the cults of Demeter and Dionysus arose ...
Greg Clement built a net worth of $70 million through real estate and software development. He lives on a farm and says farm work has taught his sons about delayed gratification.
[58] [3] The work probably cites the Jewish apocalyptic work 4 Esdras. [6] The author also appears to be familiar with the Gospel of Matthew but no other gospels ; a line in chapter 16 has Peter realizing the meaning of the Beatitude quote that "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven."