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The Writings of Clement of Alexandria, Volume 2

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The Miscellanies of Clement of Alexandria, volume 2.

Author: Clement of Alexandria

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    Table of Contents

    1Chapter I. Introductory.
    pp. 13–14 · ≈ 5 min    2Chapter Ii. The Knowledge Of God Can Be Attained Only Through Faith.
    pp. 15–18 · ≈ 10 min    3Chapter Iii. Faith Not A Product Of Nature.
    pp. 19–19 · ≈ 3 min    4Chapter Iv. Faith The Foundation Of All Knowledge.
    pp. 20–23 · ≈ 12 min    5Chapter V. He Proves By Several Examples That The Greeks Drew From The Sacred Writers.
    pp. 24–27 · ≈ 9 min    6Chapter Vi. The Excellence And Utility Of Faith.
    pp. 28–31 · ≈ 12 min    7Chapter Vii. The Utility Of Fear. Objections Answered.
    pp. 32–34 · ≈ 7 min    8Chapter Viii. The Vagaries Of Basilides And Valentinus As To Fear Being The Cause Of Things.
    pp. 35–37 · ≈ 8 min    9Chapter Ix. The Connection Of The Christian Virtues.
    pp. 38–40 · ≈ 9 min    10Chapter X. To What The Philosopher Applies Himself.
    pp. 41–41 · ≈ 3 min    11Chapter Xi. The Knowledge Which Comes Through Faith The Surest Of All.
    pp. 42–44 · ≈ 8 min    12Chapter Xii. Twofold Faith.
    pp. 45–46 · ≈ 5 min    13Chapter Xiii. On First And Second Repentance.
    pp. 47–48 · ≈ 6 min    14Chapter Xiv. How A Thing May Be Involuntary.
    pp. 49–50 · ≈ 3 min    15Chapter Xv. On The Different Kinds Of Voluntary Actions, And The Sins Thence Proceeding.
    pp. 51–55 · ≈ 12 min    16Chapter Xvi. How We Are To Explain The Passages Of Scripture Which Ascribe To God Human Affections.
    pp. 56–57 · ≈ 6 min    17Chapter Xvii. On The Various Kinds Of Knowledge.
    pp. 58–59 · ≈ 3 min    18Chapter Xviii. The Mosaic Law The Fountain Of All Ethics, And The Source From Which The Greeks Drew Theirs.
    pp. 60–68 · ≈ 28 min    19Chapter Xix. The True Gnostic Is An Imitator Of God, Especially In Beneficence.
    pp. 69–72 · ≈ 10 min    20Chapter Xx. The True Gnostic Exercises Patience And Self-Restraint.
    pp. 73–83 · ≈ 30 min    21Chapter Xxi. Opinions Of Various Philosophers On The Chief Good.
    pp. 84–86 · ≈ 8 min    22Chapter Xxii. Plato'S Opinion, That The Chief Good Consists In Assimilation To God, And Its Agreement With Scripture.
    pp. 87–90 · ≈ 11 min    23Chapter Xxiii. On Marriage.
    pp. 91–97 · ≈ 14 min    24Caput I. Basilidis Sententiam De Continentia Et Nuptiis Refutat.
    pp. 98–99 · ≈ 4 min    25Caput Ii. Carpocratis Et Epiphanis Sententiam De Feminarum Communitate Refutat.
    pp. 100–103 · ≈ 8 min    26Caput Iii. Quatenus Plato Aliique E Veteribus Præiverint Marcionitis Aliisque Hæreticis, Qui A Nuptiis Ideo Abstinent Qu
    pp. 104–109 · ≈ 11 min    27Caput Iv. Quibus Prætextibus Utantur Hæretici Ad Omnis Generis Licentiam Et Libidinem Exercendam.
    pp. 110–116 · ≈ 16 min    28Caput V. Duo Genera Hæreticorum Notat: Prius Illorum Qui Omnia Omnibus Licere Pronuntiant, Quos Refutat.
    pp. 117–119 · ≈ 7 min    29Caput Vi. Secundum Genus Hæreticorum Aggreditur, Illorum Scilicet Qui Ex Impia De Deo Omnium Conditore Sententia, Contin
    pp. 120–125 · ≈ 13 min    30Caput Vii. Qua In Re Christianorum Continentia Eam Quam Sibi Vindicant Philosophi Antecellat.
    pp. 126–127 · ≈ 4 min    31Caput Viii. Loca S. Scripturæ Ab Hæreticis In Vituperium Matrimonii Adducta Explicat; Et Primo Verba Apostoli Rom. Vi. 1
    pp. 128–128 · ≈ 2 min    32Caput Ix. Dictum Christi Ad Salomen Exponit, Quod Tanquam In Vituperium Nuptiarum Prolatum Hæretici Allegabant.
    pp. 129–131 · ≈ 5 min    33Caput X. Verba Christi Matt. Xviii. 20, Mystice Exponit.
    pp. 132–133 · ≈ 3 min    34Caput Xi. Legis Et Christi Mandatum De Non Concupiscendo Exponit.
    pp. 134–137 · ≈ 8 min    35Caput Xii. Verba Apostoli 1 Cor. Vii. 5, 39, 40, Aliaque S. Scripturæ Loca Eodem Spectantia Explicat.
    pp. 138–144 · ≈ 16 min    36Caput Xiii. Julii Cassiani Hæretici Verbis Respondet; Item Loco Quem Ex Evangelio Apocrypho Idem Adduxerat.
    pp. 145–146 · ≈ 2 min    37Caput Xiv. 2 Cor. Xi. 3, Et Eph. Iv. 24, Exponit.
    pp. 147–148 · ≈ 2 min    38Caput Xv. 1 Cor. Vii. 1; Luc. Xiv. 26; Isa. Lvi. 2, 3, Explicat.
    pp. 149–150 · ≈ 4 min    39Caput Xvi. Jer. Xx. 14; Job Xiv. 3; Ps. L. 5; 1 Cor. Ix. 27, Exponit.
    pp. 151–152 · ≈ 3 min    40Caput Xvii. Qui Nuptias Et Generationem Malas Asserunt, Ii Et Dei Creationem Et Ipsam Evangelii Dispensationem Vituperan
    pp. 153–154 · ≈ 4 min    41Caput Xviii. Duas Extremas Opiniones Esse Vitandas: Primam Illorum Qui Creatoris Odio A Nuptiis Abstinent; Alteram Illor
    pp. 155–158 · ≈ 7 min    42Chapter I. Order Of Contents.
    pp. 159–160 · ≈ 4 min    43Chapter Ii. The Meaning Of The Name Stromata [Miscellanies].
    pp. 161–162 · ≈ 4 min    44Chapter Iii. The True Excellence Of Man.
    pp. 163–165 · ≈ 8 min    45Chapter Iv. The Praises Of Martyrdom.
    pp. 166–168 · ≈ 8 min    46Chapter V. On Contempt For Pain, Poverty, And Other External Things.
    pp. 169–171 · ≈ 6 min    47Chapter Vi. Some Points In The Beatitudes.
    pp. 172–179 · ≈ 23 min    48Chapter Vii. The Blessedness Of The Martyr.
    pp. 180–186 · ≈ 18 min    49Chapter Viii. Women As Well As Men, Slaves As Well As Freemen, Candidates For The Martyr'S Crown.
    pp. 187–192 · ≈ 17 min    50Chapter Ix. Christ'S Sayings Respecting Martyrdom.
    pp. 193–195 · ≈ 8 min    51Chapter X. Those Who Offered Themselves For Martyrdom Reproved.
    pp. 196–196 · ≈ 2 min    52Chapter Xi. The Objection, Why Do You Suffer If God Cares For You, Answered.
    pp. 197–198 · ≈ 4 min    53Chapter Xii. Basilides' Idea Of Martyrdom Refuted.
    pp. 199–202 · ≈ 11 min    54Chapter Xiii. Valentinian'S Vagaries About The Abolition Of Death Refuted.
    pp. 203–205 · ≈ 9 min    55Chapter Xiv. The Love Of All, Even Of Our Enemies.
    pp. 206–206 · ≈ 2 min    56Chapter Xv. On Avoiding Offence.
    pp. 207–208 · ≈ 4 min    57Chapter Xvi. Passages Of Scripture Respecting The Constancy, Patience, And Love Of The Martyrs.
    pp. 209–211 · ≈ 8 min    58Chapter Xvii. Passages From Clement'S Epistle To The Corinthians On Martyrdom.
    pp. 212–214 · ≈ 8 min    59Chapter Xviii. On Love, And The Repressing Of Our Desires.
    pp. 215–217 · ≈ 9 min    60Chapter Xix. Women As Well As Men Capable Of Perfection.
    pp. 218–220 · ≈ 8 min    61Chapter Xx. A Good Wife.
    pp. 221–223 · ≈ 5 min    62Chapter Xxi. Description Of The Perfect Man, Or Gnostic.
    pp. 224–226 · ≈ 9 min    63Chapter Xxii. The True Gnostic Does Good, Not From Fear Of Punishment Or Hope Of Reward, But Only For The Sake Of Good I
    pp. 227–232 · ≈ 16 min    64Chapter Xxiii. The Same Subject Continued.
    pp. 233–235 · ≈ 8 min    65Chapter Xxiv. The Reason And End Of Divine Punishments.
    pp. 236–236 · ≈ 3 min    66Chapter Xxv. True Perfection Consists In The Knowledge And Love Of God.
    pp. 237–240 · ≈ 9 min    67Chapter Xxvi. How The Perfect Man Treats The Body And The Things Of The World.
    pp. 241–246 · ≈ 13 min    68Chapter I. On Faith.
    pp. 247–254 · ≈ 24 min    69Chapter Ii. On Hope.
    pp. 255–255 · ≈ 2 min    70Chapter Iii. The Objects Of Faith And Hope Perceived By The Mind Alone.
    pp. 256–258 · ≈ 7 min    71Chapter Iv. Divine Things Wrapped Up In Figures Both In The Sacred And In Heathen Writers.
    pp. 259–262 · ≈ 11 min    72Chapter V. On The Symbols Of Pythagoras.
    pp. 263–266 · ≈ 10 min    73Chapter Vi. The Mystic Meaning Of The Tabernacle And Its Furniture.
    pp. 267–272 · ≈ 15 min    74Chapter Vii. The Egyptian Symbols And Enigmas Of Sacred Things.
    pp. 273–274 · ≈ 4 min    75Chapter Viii. The Use Of The Symbolic Style By Poets And Philosophers.
    pp. 275–282 · ≈ 20 min    76Chapter Ix. Reasons For Veiling The Truth In Symbols.
    pp. 283–285 · ≈ 7 min    77Chapter X. The Opinion Of The Apostles On Veiling The Mysteries Of The Faith.
    pp. 286–289 · ≈ 13 min    78Chapter Xi. Abstraction From Material Things Necessary In Order To Attain To The True Knowledge Of God.
    pp. 290–296 · ≈ 17 min    79Chapter Xii. God Cannot Be Embraced In Words Or By The Mind.
    pp. 297–300 · ≈ 9 min    80Chapter Xiii. The Knowledge Of God A Divine Gift, According To The Philosophers.
    pp. 301–303 · ≈ 9 min    81Chapter Xiv. Greek Plagiarisms From The Hebrews.
    pp. 304–334 · ≈ 69 min    82Chapter I. Plan.
    pp. 335–336 · ≈ 5 min    83Chapter Ii. The Subject Of Plagiarisms Resumed. The Greeks Plagiarized From One Another.
    pp. 337–354 · ≈ 30 min    84Chapter Iii. Plagiarism By The Greeks Of The Miracles Related In The Sacred Books Of The Hebrews.
    pp. 355–359 · ≈ 12 min    85Chapter Iv. The Greeks Drew Many Of Their Philosophical Tenets From The Egyptian And Indian Gymnosophists.
    pp. 360–362 · ≈ 7 min    86Chapter V. The Greeks Had Some Knowledge Of The True God.
    pp. 363–365 · ≈ 7 min    87Chapter Vi. The Gospel Was Preached To Jews And Gentiles In Hades.
    pp. 366–371 · ≈ 17 min    88Chapter Vii. What True Philosophy Is, And Whence So Called.
    pp. 372–375 · ≈ 12 min    89Chapter Viii. Philosophy Is Knowledge Given By God.
    pp. 376–380 · ≈ 13 min    90Chapter Ix. The Gnostic Free Of All Perturbations Of The Soul.
    pp. 381–385 · ≈ 15 min    91Chapter X. The Gnostic Avails Himself Of The Help Of All Human Knowledge.
    pp. 386–388 · ≈ 6 min    92Chapter Xi. The Mystical Meanings In The Proportions Of Numbers, Geometrical Ratios, And Music.
    pp. 389–395 · ≈ 19 min    93Chapter Xii. Human Nature Possesses An Adaptation For Perfection; The Gnostic Alone Attains It.
    pp. 396–400 · ≈ 15 min    94Chapter Xiii. Degrees Of Glory In Heaven Corresponding With The Dignities Of The Church Below.
    pp. 401–402 · ≈ 4 min    95Chapter Xiv. Degrees Of Glory In Heaven.
    pp. 403–406 · ≈ 12 min    96Chapter Xv. Different Degrees Of Knowledge.
    pp. 407–417 · ≈ 31 min    97Chapter Xvi. Gnostic Exposition Of The Decalogue.
    pp. 418–427 · ≈ 26 min    98Chapter Xvii. Philosophy Conveys Only An Imperfect Knowledge Of God.
    pp. 428–435 · ≈ 22 min    99Chapter Xviii. The Use Of Philosophy To The Gnostic.
    pp. 436–441 · ≈ 11 min    100Chapter I. The Gnostic A True Worshipper Of God, And Unjustly Calumniated By Unbelievers As An Atheist.
    pp. 442–444 · ≈ 7 min    101Chapter Ii. The Son The Ruler And Saviour Of All.
    pp. 445–449 · ≈ 14 min    102Chapter Iii. The Gnostic Aims At The Nearest Likeness Possible To God And His Son.
    pp. 450–455 · ≈ 17 min    103Chapter Iv. The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, Whence Springs All Superstition.
    pp. 456–459 · ≈ 9 min    104Chapter V. The Holy Soul A More Excellent Temple Than Any Edifice Built By Man.
    pp. 460–461 · ≈ 5 min    105Chapter Vi. Prayers And Praise From A Pure Mind, Ceaselessly Offered, Far Better Than Sacrifices.
    pp. 462–466 · ≈ 12 min    106Chapter Vii. What Sort Of Prayer The Gnostic Employs, And How It Is Heard By God.
    pp. 467–477 · ≈ 32 min    107Chapter Viii. The Gnostic So Addicted To Truth As Not To Need To Use An Oath.
    pp. 478–479 · ≈ 4 min    108Chapter Ix. Those Who Teach Others, Ought To Excel In Virtues.
    pp. 480–481 · ≈ 5 min    109Chapter X. Steps To Perfection.
    pp. 482–485 · ≈ 10 min    110Chapter Xi. Description Of The Gnostic'S Life.
    pp. 486–492 · ≈ 17 min    111Chapter Xii. The True Gnostic Is Beneficent, Continent, And Despises Worldly Things.
    pp. 493–502 · ≈ 28 min    112Chapter Xiii. Description Of The Gnostic Continued.
    pp. 503–505 · ≈ 7 min    113Chapter Xiv. Description Of The Gnostic Furnished By An Exposition Of 1 Cor. Vi. 1, Etc.
    pp. 506–510 · ≈ 12 min    114Chapter Xv. The Objection To Join The Church On Account Of The Diversity Of Heresies Answered.
    pp. 511–514 · ≈ 9 min    115Chapter Xvi. Scripture The Criterion By Which Truth And Heresy Are Distinguished.
    pp. 515–524 · ≈ 27 min    116Chapter Xvii. The Tradition Of The Church Prior To That Of The Heresies.
    pp. 525–526 · ≈ 5 min    117Chapter Xviii. The Distinction Between Clean And Unclean Animals In The Law Symbolical Of The Distinction Between The Ch
    pp. 527–529 · ≈ 5 min    118Chapter I. The Object Of Philosophical And Theological Inquiry—The Discovery Of Truth.
    pp. 530–531 · ≈ 3 min    119Chapter Ii. The Necessity Of Perspicuous Definition.
    pp. 532–533 · ≈ 3 min    120Chapter Iii. Demonstration Defined.
    pp. 534–537 · ≈ 8 min    121Chapter Iv. To Prevent Ambiguity, We Must Begin With Clear Definition.
    pp. 538–542 · ≈ 13 min    122Chapter V. Application Of Demonstration To Sceptical Suspense Of Judgment.
    pp. 543–544 · ≈ 4 min    123Chapter Vi. Definitions, Genera, And Species.
    pp. 545–548 · ≈ 10 min    124Chapter Vii. On The Causes Of Doubt Or Assent.
    pp. 549–549 · ≈ 2 min    125Chapter Viii. The Method Of Classifying Things And Names.
    pp. 550–551 · ≈ 5 min    126Chapter Ix. On The Different Kinds Of Causes.
    pp. 552–559 · ≈ 19 min    127I. Index Of Texts.
    pp. 560–602 · ≈ 57 min    128Ii.—Index Of Subjects Formally Or Incidentally Considered.
    pp. 603–719 · ≈ 162 min

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