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ANF Pseudo-Clementine The Recognitions of Clement
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Introductory Notice to The Recognitions of Clement.
[869] [Comp. chap. 17 and Homily VI. 2.—R.]
[870] [Comp. Homily VI. 5, 12.—R.]
Chapter XXXII.—Allegorical Interpretation.
[871] [Comp. Homily VI. 6.—R.]
Chapter XXXIII.—Allegory of Jupiter, Etc.
[872] [Comp. Homily VI. 7.—R.]
[873] [With chaps. 33, 34, compare Homily VI. 8–10.—R.]
Chapter XXXV.—Uselessness of These Allegories.
[874] [With this treatment of the allegories compare Homily VI. 17, 18.—R.]
Chapter XL.—Further Information Sought.
[875] [Comp. Homily VI. 2, 14, 15, on the supper of the gods.—R.]
Chapter XLII.—Interpretation of Scripture.
[876] [This discourse of the Apostle (chaps. 42–51) has no exact parallel in the Homilies. It is a fitting conclusion to the discussion.—R.]
Chapter XLV.—All Ought to Repent.
[877] Luke xii. 17, 19, 20.
Chapter XLVIII.—Errors of the Philosophers.
[878] [Compare the argument of Clement, as a heathen inquirer, against the philosophers, in Homily VI. 20.—R.]
Chapter XLIX.—God’s Long-Suffering.
Chapter LI.—Christ the True Prophet.
Chapter LII.—Appion and Anubion.
[881] The name is generally written Apion. The meaning of Pleistonices is doubtful, some supposing that it indicates his birthplace, some his father; but generally it is taken as an epithet, and it will then refer to his frequent victories in literary contests. [See Homily IV. 3, and the discussions with Appion which follow in that homily and in V., VI.—R.]
[882] [From this point the resemblance to the close of Homily XX. (chaps. 11–22) is quite marked. But in the Recognitions the conclusion is more detailed and complete; see chap. 65. This is in accordance with the general design of this narrative, which gives greater prominence to the family of Clement.—R.]
Chapter LXV.—Success of the Plot.
[883] [At this point the narrative in the Homilies virtually ends; a sentence follows, resembling a passage in chap. 68. See note on Homily XX. 23.—R.]
Chapter LXVIII.—Peter’s Entry into Antioch.
[884] [The substance of this sentence forms the somewhat abrupt conclusion of the Homilies; xx. 23.—R.]
[885] [It is possible that this character was suggested to the writer by the well-known Theophilus of Antioch. But, in view of the evident anachronism, it seems more probably that he had in mind the “Theophilus” named in the prologue to the Luke 1.1-4; Acts 1.1.—R.]
[886] [The work probably closes with these words; the added sentence is not in harmony with the general plan of the Recognitions, which skilfully treats the material so as to give prominence to the family of Clement. Some scribe, zealous for the authority of the Apostle Peter, has doubtless contributed the unnecessary sentence which follows. See next note. The ordination of a bishop at Antioch by Peter is simply an absurdity. It is unlikely that even the writer of the Recognitions would venture to ignore the previous existence of a Christian church in that city.—R.]
[887] This sentence occurs only in one ms.
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