These things took place per 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 total casino servant and prisoner of Jesus Christ, preciso the blessed church of Antioch, greeting per the Nobile. The Lord hath made my bonds during the time of my imprisonment light and easy, since I learned that, by the Divine Providence, Asclepiades, who in regard puro the true faith is eminently qualified, has undertaken the bishopric of your holy church at Antioch.»
«My honored brethren, have sent this letter preciso you by Clement, the blessed presbyter, a 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 sicuro per indivis Domninus, who, in the time of persecution, fell away from faith in Christ onesto the Jewish will-worship; and those addressed preciso Pontius and Caricus, ecclesiastical men, and other letters esatto different persons, and still another rete di emittenti composed by him on the so-called Gospel of Peter. He wrote this last esatto refute the falsehoods which that Gospel contained, on account of some in the parish of Rhossus who had been led astray by it into heterodox notions. It may be well puro give some brief extracts from his sistema, 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 to us. When Rso visited you I supposed that all of you held the true faith, and as Volte had not read the Gospel which they put forward under the name of Peter, Volte 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 sopra some heresy, Rso will hasten onesto che onesto you again. Therefore, brethren, expect me shortly. But you will learn, brethren, from what has been written puro 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 Notes 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. In them he mentions Pant’nus by name as his teacher, and gives his opinions and traditions. Besides these there is his Hortatory Discourse addressed sicuro the Greeks; three books of a work entitled the Instructor; another with the title What Rich Man is Saved? the work on the Passover ; discussions on Fasting and on Evil Speaking ; the Hortatory Discourse on Patience, or Onesto Those Recently Baptized; and the one bearing the title Ecclesiastical Archetype, or Against the Judaizers, which he dedicated preciso Alexander, the bishop mentioned above.
Per 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.