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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777478403321

Autore

Clement, of Alexandria, Saint, <ca. 150-ca. 215.>

Titolo

Stromateis . Books one to three / / Clement of Alexandria ; translated by John Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Catholic University of America Press, , 1991

©1991

ISBN

0-8132-1185-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages)

Collana

The Fathers of the church ; ; v. 85

Altri autori (Persone)

FergusonJohn <1921-1989.>

Disciplina

270 s

239/.1

Soggetti

Theology

Gnosticism

Christian life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of Liber 1-3 of: Stromata.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. xi-xiv) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Abbreviation; Bibliography; Introduction; Book One; Book Two; Book Three; Indices; General Index; Index of Holy Scripture

Sommario/riassunto

"Titus Flavius Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. A.D. 150-215) wrote the Stromateis, possibly the third work in his trilogy - the Protrepticus, the Paedagogus, and the Stromateis - to direct Christian Gnostics toward the third stage of philosophy - gnosis. For Clement the only true gnosis was that which presupposed the faith of the Church, that is, apostolic and divinely revealed. But for Clement the ideas of Greek philosophy were also a divine gift to mankind. All of his writings reflect this reconciliation of faith and knowledge."--BOOK JACKET.