Clement of Alexandria’s “Christian Gnostic” in Stromateis I–II
In the introduction to his 1954 translation of Clement of Alexandria’s (c. 150–215) Paedagogus, P. Simon Wood expresses “hesitancy” on the part of Catholics due to Clement’s alleged Gnostic leanings: “While admiring his humanism and appreciating his richness of thought, it (the Catholic opinion) regrets some of the Gnostic developments of that thought.”[i] This hesitancy is rooted […]
Shorter Readings for Christian Worship
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Worship in THE Spirit and Truth (Part 2)
Don’t miss Part 1 which breaks down the Greek grammar of John’s “in spirit.” A Biblical Theology of “Spirit” in Chapters 1-12 of John’s Gospel Around the end of the first century, John son of Zebedee, a former Galilean fisherman, sat down to write the account of his three-year adventure with the now ill-famed Rabbi, […]
Worship in THE Spirit and Truth (part 1)
Don’t miss part 2 which breaks down all of John’s references to the Spirit in his Gospel. Introduction The phrase “in spirit and truth” is often used like this: “Christ told the woman at the well that we should worship God in spirit and truth, so let’s be spirited about our worship! Put a smile […]