Clementine literature

The term pseudo - Clementines fonts are summarized, which were in the early days of the church where about 110 died Clement of Rome, the second and third successor of Peter as bishop of Rome attributed. This includes the second Clemens Rief and a novel. They stand next to the first Epistle of Clement probably true on behalf of the Christian community in Rome to the fractious community of Corinth. The Syrian and the Egyptian church they counted in late antiquity to the canonical writings of the New Testament.

• 2.1 Historical Edition
• 2.2 Modern Edition

Pseudoklementinischer novel

It is a constructed according to secular model recognition Roman ( Anagnorisis ), stand in the focus of the Apostles Peter and his students Clemens. The young Clemens has lost his entire family through tragic circumstances and finds them to fantastic fates by the intervention of Peter again. As an opponent of the apostle Simon Magus occurs, which stands out due to Gnostic teachings and magic arts. His disputations with Peter and its teachings and warnings of Simon's heresy take up a large part of the book.

The origins of the novel might date back to the 2nd century. It is available in two versions, the Greek and the Latin homilies Recognitionen ( " recognitions ", translated by Rufinus of Aquileia ). In the Latin form of the text in the Middle Ages one of the oldest historical and biographical Christian sources ever was.

Theology

Although the core antignostisch, the novel tells the world strictly dualistic: the female, the earthly desires arrested, principle is the male compared with that embodies the "true prophet." Only baptism empowered to take the teachings and the law to obey in the right way. The doctrine of the true prophets, which manifests itself by Adam on Moses to Christ again and again, is a central point. Each of these prophets has his evil adversary who is trying to run his teaching to the contrary. Thus, the author explains by the mouth of Peter the negative statements in the Bible, for example, about Adam's fall.

The theology of Jewish-Christian carries trains and is the Pauline theology was very critical. So Simon Magus argues in homilies with quotes from Paul's letters. The origins of the revised several times and completed work are likely to find in anti- Pauline and anti-Gnostic circles in Syria, where the anti-Pauline element recedes further into the Recognitionen.

Expenditure

Historic edition

Vellum - 202 pp. - 27.5 x 18.5 cm - Lamspringe - end of 12th century, Codex Guelferbytanus 475 Helmstadiensis

Following the text of the Recognitiones a thumbnail is shown. It can be seen as Peter Clement appointed as his successor. He holds a tape in hand: This mortis me? instat. Clementem vobis hunc episcopum ordino ( "The day of death is before me. Clemens this I determine you to the bishop. ").

Modern edition

The pseudo- Clementines. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin ( The Greek Christian writers of the first three centuries 42, 51, NF 16)

• Literature ( 4th century )
• Simon Peter
• Pseudepigraphy