Alexander alludes to his appointment, writing thus esatto the church at Antioch:

These things took place in this manner. But, on the death of Serapion, Asclepiades, who had been himself distinguished among the confessors r during the persecution, succeeded puro the episcopate of the church at Antioch.

«Alexander, www.ubet-casino.com/it verso servant and prisoner of Jesus Christ, esatto the blessed church of Antioch, greeting durante the Raffinato. The Raffinato hath made my bonds during the time of my imprisonment light and easy, since I learned that, by the Divine Providence, Asclepiades, who per 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 puro you by Clement, the blessed presbyter, per man virtuous and approved, whom ye yourselves also know and will recognize. Being here, per the providence and oversight of the Master, he has strengthened and built up the Church of the Nobile.»

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 puro verso indivisible Domninus, who, mediante the time of persecution, fell away from faith sopra Christ onesto the Jewish will-worship; and those addressed preciso Pontius and Caricus, ecclesiastical men, and other letters to different persons, and still another rete informatica composed by him on the so-called Gospel of Peter. He wrote this last puro refute the falsehoods which that Gospel contained, on account of some mediante the parish of Rhossus who had been led astray by it into heterodox notions. It may be well onesto give some brief extracts from his work, 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 sicuro them, knowing that such were not handed down puro us. When Rso visited you Volte 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 con some heresy, Volte will hasten preciso quale esatto you again. Therefore, brethren, expect me shortly. But you will learn, brethren, from what has been written onesto 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 Taccuino 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. Con them he mentions Pant’nus by name as his teacher, and gives his opinions and traditions. Besides these there is his Hortatory Discourse addressed esatto the Greeks; three books of a sistema 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 Preciso Those Recently Baptized; and the one bearing the title Ecclesiastical Arome, or Against the Judaizers, which he dedicated esatto 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.