Clement of Alexandria's Gnostic Exposition of the Decalogue
Clement of Alexandria's only explicitly stated gnostic exposition of the Bible occurs in Stromateis 6.16, the subject of which is the Decalogue. This paper examines what is particularly gnostic about this gnostic exposition by examining Clement's extensive use of the ????????? pa?de?...
| Published in: | Journal of early Christian studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2015]
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Journal of early Christian studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Clemens, Alexandrinus, Stromata
/ Gnosis
/ Old Testament
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| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | Clement of Alexandria's only explicitly stated gnostic exposition of the Bible occurs in Stromateis 6.16, the subject of which is the Decalogue. This paper examines what is particularly gnostic about this gnostic exposition by examining Clement's extensive use of the ????????? pa?de?a, along with the more explicitly (truly) gnostic aspects of the interpretation. Through these examinations of the gnostic exposition, it is concluded that Clement's interpretation is delivered to the true Gnostic, and that Clement is teaching through a veilby way of hintsin order to show the Gnostic his/her role as the teacher of the Church. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2015.0057 |