Recognising the Real in the Forgery: The Pseudo-Clementine Literature
In this episode, the final one in our longish series on matters Abrahamic going into the fourth century, we look at a fascinating set of documents, the Pseudo-Clementine literature, preserving an esoteric Jewish-Christian narrative ostensibly told by Clement, the first bishop of Rome and successor to Peter the Apostle.
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 8
Volume 8 of the Ante-Nicene Fathers moves beyond standard theology to capture the gritty, ethical, and apocalyptic heartbeat of the early Christian movement. It contains the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs and the Pseudo-Clementine literature, texts that grapple with the origin of evil and the h
The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses)
The Golden Ass is a wild ride through the ancient world that shifts from slapstick farce to religious revelation. Apuleius uses the transformation of his protagonist to hold a mirror up to human vice, greed, and the search for salvation. You will navigate a narrative that refuses to be just one thin