Tag Archives: 1 Clement

Humorous Parsing Error

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jacobcerone

While translating and editing through the Apostolic Fathers General Reader for 1 Clement, I noticed something odd for 1 Clement 56:7. The context for the passage is the fact that God disciplines and instructs those he loves, and then binds … Continue reading →

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QOTD: 1 Clement on Salvation

Posted on September 21, 2014 by jacobcerone

πάντες οὖν ἐδοξάσθησαν καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθησαν οὐ δι᾿ αὐτῶν ἢ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν ἢ τῆς δικαιοπραγίας ἧς κατειργάσαντο, ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ.  καὶ ἡμεῖς οὖν, διὰ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ κληθέντες, οὐ δι᾿ ἑαυτῶν δικαιούμεθα οὐδὲ διὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας … Continue reading →

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QOTD: 1 Clement on the Resurrection

Posted on September 20, 2014 by jacobcerone

ἡμέρα καὶ νὺξ ἀνάστασιν ἡμῖν δηλοῦσιν· κοιμᾶται ἡ νύξ, ἀνίσταται ἡ ἡμέρα· ἡ ἡμέρα ἄπεισιν, νὺξ ἐπέρχεται. Night and day reveal to us the resurrection. The night sleeps; the day arises. The day goes away; night comes.

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Wise Words from 1 Clement

Posted on September 4, 2014 by jacobcerone

This evening I was translating a bit in 1 Clement and came across Clement’s praise of the pleasant qualities in his readers. Among the various qualities he enumerates, he writes the following in 1 Clement 2:6: πᾶσα στάσις καὶ πᾶν … Continue reading →

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