Ή θεολογία της 'Ιστορίας κατά τον Κλήμεντα Άλεξανδρέα
Part of : Πλάτων : περιοδικό της Εταιρείας Ελλήνων Φιλολόγων ; Vol.ΚΔ, No.47-48, 1972, pages 253-274
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This original study deals with the philosophical and theological approach to creation and history, time and eternity, of Clement of Alexandria. It examines especially the relations between Clement, Justin and Ireneus as to their views on the history of man, knowledge and faith (Gnosticism), the contribution of Classical Paideia to the intellectual development and understanding of Christian doctrine. The c e n t r a l idea of Clement is that God Himself was and is always the Lord of History, of the «pagans» as well as of the «barbarians», who also can be saved according te the degree of their loyalty to the dictations of the innate moral law and conscience. Therefore, all philosophical systems which teach truth, justice, and goodness derive ultimately from a common source, D i v i n e P r o v i d e n c e a n d R e v e l a t i o n . History, in the mind of Clement, is the t h e a t r u m D i v i n a e P r o v i d e n t i a e. Both Clement and Iustin tried, succesfully, to reevaluate and reconsider the moral values and concepts of truth, justice and goodness in the classical world and thought. History, according to Clement particularly, assumes its real value, meaning and oneness in the Incarnation of Christ and in God's plan for Redemption. The genuine gnostic is the one who is divinized and became a truthful christian, «ό τω δντι χριστιανός». The treatment of the subject is based on the sources, the S T R O M A T E I S particularly, using the critical edition of Otto Stählin, D i e G r i e c h i s c h e n C h r i s t l i c h e n S c h r i f t s t e l l e r . . . , 3 vols., 12, 15, 17 (Leipzig, 1905—9).
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