CONTENTS.

CHAPTER III.

Nature and influence of the Eleusinian Mysteries ancient secret religious rites in Greece. The use of figurative language derived from these Mysteries by Plato, Philo, the Sacred Writers, and Clement—referring both to specific rites and to theological doctrine. The Disciplina Arcani Latin: "discipline of the secret," the practice of concealing certain doctrines from the uninitiated. The resemblance between the rites of Mithras an ancient mystery cult and Christian Sacraments. To what extent was Christianity influenced by these Mysteries, and what was the nature of that influence? pp. l—lx.

CHAPTER IV.

Clement’s standing within the Church from the early days through the middle of the eighteenth century. Held in high esteem by both modern Roman Catholic and Protestant writers. pp. lxi—lxiv.

CHAPTER V.

Description of the Laurentian manuscript. Analysis and examples of textual corruptions. Remarks by Dr. Kenyon regarding these corruptions. Various readings found in quotations from Clement by Eusebius, Theodoret, Photius, and John of Damascus. Variants found in the Florilegia collections of excerpts from earlier authors and in Clementine anthologies. Stählin’s collation of the Laurentian manuscript, which supplements Dindorf’s critical notes. pp. lxv—xci.

CHAPTER VI.