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THE TEXT OF THE GOSPELS IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA The New Testament in the Greek Fathers Michael W. Holmes, Series Editor Number 9 THE TEXT OF THE GOSPELS IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA THE TEXT OF THE GOSPELS IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA Carl P. Cosaert Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta THE TEXT OF THE GOSPELS IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA Copyright © 2008 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. 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ISBN: 978-1-58983-372-2 (paper binding : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-58983- 373-9 (electronic library copy) 1.Clement, of Alexandria,Saint, ca. 150–ca. 215. 2. Bible. N.T.Gospels—Criti- cism,Textual. 3. Bible. N.T.GospelsGreek—Versions. I.Title. BS2551.C67 2008 226'.0486—dc22 2008032440 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) and ISO 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. In memory of Melinda R. Cosaert (May 15, 1990-July 18, 2006) Beloved daughter whose loving presence and sweet smile is dearly missed CONTENTS Series Editor’s Foreword...................................................................................ix Preface................................................................................................................xi Abbreviations...................................................................................................xiii 1. Clement of Alexandria: The Most Learned of All.......................................1 2. Clement and the New Testament..............................................................20 3. Introduction to the Text and Critical Apparatus.......................................45 4. The Gospel Text in Clement: Text and Apparatus...................................57 5. Quantitative Analysis................................................................................219 6. Group Profile Analysis..............................................................................251 7. The Typology of Clement’s Readings.....................................................277 8. The Transmission of the Gospels in Alexandria......................................305 Appendix 1: Indeterminable Gospel References..........................................311 Appendix 2: Catena Fragments and Latin References................................336 Appendix 3: The Gospel Text of Clement’s Opponents............................339 Appendix 4: Clement in the Apparatus of NA27 and UBS4........................343 Bibliography...................................................................................................355 SERIES EDITOR’S FOREWORD Properly interpreted, patristic evidence for the text of the New Testament offers a major resource of primary importance for establishing the text of the New Testament as well as for writing the history of its transmission. In contrast to the earliest New Testament manuscripts, which can often be dated only rather generally and about whose geographical provenance frequently nothing is known, citations of the New Testament by Christian writers of late antiquity can be located, often with some degree of precision, with respect to both time and space. It is this feature of patristic citations that makes them particularly important for the task of writing the history of the transmission and development of the text of the documents that now comprise the New Testament. The ability of patristic evidence to document the existence of a variant reading or textual tradition at a particular time in a specific geographic location renders this category of testimony invaluable for the historian of early Christianity. The Society of Biblical Literature’s monograph series The New Testa- ment in the Greek Fathers is devoted to explorations of patristic texts and authors that will contribute to a better understanding of the history of the transmission of the New Testament text. Each volume investigates the text of the New Testament (or parts thereof) as preserved in the writings of a significant Christian author. While the series does not impose a specific format, each volume provides an exhaustive presentation of the relevant data, an apparatus that indicates the alignment (or lack thereof) of this data with carefully selected representative textual witnesses, and a statistical analysis of these data and alignments—typically both a quantitative assessment of their affinities with leading representatives of known textual traditions and a profile analysis that nuances the quantitative findings. Finally, since the goal is not only to gather and assess the evidence but also to interpret its signifi- cance, conclusions or observations are offered regarding the implications of the findings for the history of the text and its transmission. Dr. Carl Cosaert’s contribution to the series takes the form of a thorough, comprehensive, and much-needed investigation of the text of the Gospels in the writings of Clement of Alexandria (ca. A.D. 150–216). Although uncertainty surrounds the place of Clement’s birth, Clement’s interest in the teachings of Christianity led him eventually to settle in Alexandria as a young man around A.D. 180, first as a student under the

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This volume applies the latest methodological advances in patristic textual analysis to explore the nature of the Gospel text used by Clement, an early Alexandrian father who wrote extensively on the Christian faith and filled his writings with thousands of biblical citations. After examining Clemen
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