Stromateis. Books one to three

367 Pages·2005·6.4 MB·English

by  Saint Clement of Alexandria

THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 85
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
EDITORIAL BOARD
Thomas P. Halton
The Catholic University of America
Editorial Director
M. Josephine Brennan, l.H.M. Kathleen McVey
Marywood College Princeton Theological Seminary
Elizabeth Clark Robert D. Sider
Duke University Dickinson College
Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M. Michael Slusser
@incy College Duquesne University
Robert B. Eno, S.S. David J. McGonagle
The Catholic University of America Director
The Catholic University of
Frank A. C. Mantello
America Press
The Catholic University of America
FORMER EDITORIAL DIRECTORS
Ludwig Schopp, Roy J. Deferrari, Bernard M. Peebles,
Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M.
Cynthia Kahn
Staff Editor
CLEMENT OF
ALEXANDRIA
STROMATEIS
BOOKS ONE TO THREE
Translated by
JOHN FERGUSON
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
Washington, D.C.
Copyright © 1991
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
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Printed in the United States of America
First Paperback Reprint 2005
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Clement, of Alexandria, ca. 150-ca. 215.
[Stromata. Libri 1-3. English]
Stromateis. Books 1-3/ Clement of Alexandria: translated by
John Ferguson.
p. cm. - (The Fathers of the Church; v. 85)
Translation of Libri 1-3 of: Stromateis.
Includes bibliographical references and indices.
ISBN 0-8132-0085-7 (el)
ISBN 0-8132-1433-5 (pbk)
1. Theology-Early church, ca. 30-600. 2. Gnosticism
Controversial literature-Early works to 1800. 3. Christian life
Early church, ca. 30-600. I. Ferguson, John, 1921-1989
II. Title. III. Series.
BR60.F3c56
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270 s-dc
[239'·1] 90-21352
CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Abbreviations ix
Bibliography xi
Introduction
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Indices
General Index 329
Index of Holy Scripture 347
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FOREWORD
I am grateful for the opportunity of returning to Clement, a
richly human and attractive writer, and making one of his out
standing works more accessible to English readers.
I have written about Clement in my Clement of Alexandria in
the Twayne World Authors Series 289 (1974) as well as in re
views and articles, and have occasionally repeated myself. I
express elsewhere my thanks to G. W. Butterworth and C.
Mondesert.
Here I must say yet another warm vote of thanks to Lesley
Roff for incredibly coping with the typing of one of the mes
siest MSS even she has ever tamed to tidiness.
JOHN FERGUSON
EDITOR'S NOTE: Regrettably John Ferguson died on May 22, I989,
before seeing his work in print. Requiescat.
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ABBREVIATIONS
Books in a Series
ANF Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 2. The Fathers of the Second
Century. Reprint. Grand Rapids, 1979.
CAF Comicorum Atticorum Fragmenta. 3 volumes. Ed. T. Kock.
Leipzig, 1880-88.
DK Fragmente der Vorsokratiker. 3 volumes. Ed. H. Diels and W.
Kranz. Berlin, 1951-52.
FCrH Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. Ed. F. Jacoby. Berlin,
1923- .
FHC Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum. 5 volumes. Ed. C.
M liller. Paris, 1841-7°.
GCS Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei
Jahrhunderte. Leipzig, 1897- .
FPC Fragmenta Philosophorum Craecorum. 3 volumes. Ed.
F. W. A. Mullach. Paris, 1860-81.
LCC Library of Christian Classics. Ed. J. Baillie, J. McNeill,
and H. P. Van Dusen. Philadelphia, 1953- .
LCL Loeb Classical Library.
OECT Oxford Early Christian Texts. Oxford, 1970-
SC Sources chretiennes. Paris, 1942- .
SPCK Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. London,
1698- .
SVF Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta. 4 volumes. Ed. H. F. von
Arnim. Reprint. Stuttgart, 1964.
TCF Tragicorum Craecorum Fragmenta. Ed. A. Nauck. Leipzig,
1889.
TU Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchrist
lichen Literatur. Berlin, 1882-
Periodicals
JThS Journal of Theological Studies
HThR Harvard Theological Review
RelStud Religious Studies
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