Clementine Homilies
c. 3rd–4th century
The Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, companion to the Recognitions: the “true prophet” teaching in romance form. English in the Ante-Nicene Fathers.
Translated by Thomas Smith, Peter Peterson, and James Donaldson
English translation in Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VIII (eds. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson; Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886). Public domain. Digital text via New Advent Church Fathers.
Contents
- Homily 1, Chapter 1: Boyish Questionings
- Homily 1, Chapter 2: Good Out of Evil
- Homily 1, Chapter 3: Perplexity
- Homily 1, Chapter 4: More Perplexity
- Homily 1, Chapter 5: A Resolution
- Homily 1, Chapter 6: Tidings from Judæa
- Homily 1, Chapter 7: The Gospel in Rome
- Homily 1, Chapter 8: Departure from Rome
- Homily 1, Chapter 9: Preaching of Barnabas
- Homily 1, Chapter 10: Cavils of the Philosophers
- Homily 1, Chapter 12: Clement's Rebuke of the People
- Homily 1, Chapter 13: Clement Instructed by Barnabas
- Homily 1, Chapter 14: Departure of Barnabas
- Homily 1, Chapter 15: Introduction to Peter
- Homily 1, Chapter 16: Peter's Salutation
- Homily 1, Chapter 19: The True Prophet
- Homily 1, Chapter 20: Peter's Satisfaction with Clement
- Homily 1, Chapter 21: Unalterable Conviction
- Homily 1, Chapter 22: Thanksgiving
- Homily 2, Chapter 1: Peter's Attendants
- Homily 2, Chapter 4: A Request
- Homily 2, Chapter 18: Mistake About Simon Magus
- Homily 2, Chapter 21: Justa's Adopted Sons, Associates with Simon
- Homily 2, Chapter 26: His Wickedness
- Homily 2, Chapter 30: An Argument
- Homily 2, Chapter 31: A Dilemma
- Homily 2, Chapter 32: Simon's Prodigies
- Homily 2, Chapter 34: Useless and Philanthropic Miracles
- Homily 2, Chapter 35: Discussion Postponed
- Homily 2, Chapter 40: Preliminary Instruction
- Homily 2, Chapter 46: Judgment to Come
- Homily 2, Chapter 47: A Pertinent Question
- Homily 2, Chapter 48: A Particular Case
- Homily 2, Chapter 49: Reductio a.d. Absurdum
- Homily 2, Chapter 50: A Satisfactory Answer
- Homily 2, Chapter 51: Weigh in the Balance
- Homily 2, Chapter 53: Close of the Conference
- Homily 3, Chapter 1: The Morning of the Discussion
- Homily 3, Chapter 4: Snares Laid for the Gentiles
- Homily 3, Chapter 28: Spiritual Adultery
- Homily 3, Chapter 29: The Signal Given
- Homily 3, Chapter 37: Whom to Know is Life Eternal.
- Homily 3, Chapter 39: Defects Ascribed to God
- Homily 3, Chapter 40: Peter's Answer
- Homily 3, Chapter 41: Status Quæstionis.
- Homily 3, Chapter 46: Disparagements of God
- Homily 3, Chapter 47: Foreknowledge of Moses
- Homily 3, Chapter 48: Test of Truth
- Homily 3, Chapter 49: The True Prophet
- Homily 3, Chapter 57: Teaching of Christ
- Homily 3, Chapter 58: Flight of Simon
- Homily 3, Chapter 63: Zacchæus Appointed
- Homily 3, Chapter 71: Various Duties of Christians
- Homily 3, Chapter 72: Ordination
- Homily 3, Chapter 73: Baptisms
- Homily 4, Chapter 3: Object of the Mission
- Homily 4, Chapter 4: Simon's Doings
- Homily 4, Chapter 5: Discretion the Better Part of Valour
- Homily 4, Chapter 6: Simon's Departure
- Homily 4, Chapter 7: Appion's Salutation
- Homily 4, Chapter 9: Unworthy Ends of Philosophers
- Homily 4, Chapter 10: A Cool Retreat
- Homily 4, Chapter 22: A More Excellent Way
- Homily 4, Chapter 23: Whither Shall I Go from Your Presence?
- Homily 4, Chapter 25: An Engagement for To-Morrow
- Homily 5, Chapter 1: Appion Does Not Appear
- Homily 5, Chapter 29: Appion's Resentment
- Homily 5, Chapter 30: A Discussion Promised
- Homily 6, Chapter 1: Clement Meets Appion
- Homily 6, Chapter 10: All Such Stories are Allegorical
- Homily 6, Chapter 11: Clement Has Heard All This Before
- Homily 6, Chapter 25: The Universe is the Product of Mind
- Homily 6, Chapter 26: Peter Arrives from Cæsarea
- Homily 7, Chapter 1: Peter Addresses the People
- Homily 7, Chapter 4: The Golden Rule
- Homily 7, Chapter 5: Peter Departs for Sidon
- Homily 7, Chapter 8: The Service of God's Appointment
- Homily 7, Chapter 9: Simon Attacks Peter
- Homily 7, Chapter 10: Simon is Driven Away
- Homily 7, Chapter 11: The Way of Salvation
- Homily 7, Chapter 12: Peter Goes to Byblus and Tripolis
- Homily 8, Chapter 1: Peter's Arrival at Tripolis
- Homily 8, Chapter 2: Peter's Thoughtfulness
- Homily 8, Chapter 3: A Conversation Interrupted
- Homily 8, Chapter 7: Moses and Christ
- Homily 8, Chapter 8: A Large Congregation
- Homily 8, Chapter 23: The Assembly Dismissed
- Homily 8, Chapter 24: The Sick Healed
- Homily 9, Chapter 20: Not Almost, But Altogether Such as I Am.
- Homily 9, Chapter 23: The Sick Healed
- Homily 10, Chapter 1: The Third Day in Tripolis
- Homily 10, Chapter 2: Ignorance and Error
- Homily 10, Chapter 16: Gods of the Egyptians
- Homily 10, Chapter 25: Servants Become Masters
- Homily 10, Chapter 26: The Sick Healed
- Homily 11, Chapter 1: Morning Exercises
- Homily 11, Chapter 19: Outward and Inward Purity
- Homily 11, Chapter 33: The Queen of the South and the Men of Nineveh
- Homily 11, Chapter 34: Peter's Daily Work
- Homily 11, Chapter 35: Beware of False Prophets.
- Homily 11, Chapter 36: Farewell to Tripolis
- Homily 12, Chapter 2: Love of Preachers and Their Converts
- Homily 12, Chapter 3: Submission
- Homily 12, Chapter 4: Clement's Joy
- Homily 12, Chapter 5: Clement's Office of Service
- Homily 12, Chapter 6: Peter's Frugality
- Homily 12, Chapter 7: Not to Be Ministered Unto, But to Minister.
- Homily 12, Chapter 10: The Seeker Lost
- Homily 12, Chapter 11: The Afflictions of the Righteous
- Homily 12, Chapter 12: A Pleasure Trip
- Homily 12, Chapter 13: A Woman of a Sorrowful Spirit
- Homily 12, Chapter 14: Balm in Gilead
- Homily 12, Chapter 18: Trouble Upon Trouble
- Homily 12, Chapter 19: Evasions
- Homily 12, Chapter 20: Peter's Account of the Matter
- Homily 12, Chapter 22: The Lost Found
- Homily 12, Chapter 23: Reward of Hospitality
- Homily 12, Chapter 24: All Well Arranged
- Homily 12, Chapter 25: Philanthropy and Friendship
- Homily 12, Chapter 26: What is Philanthropy
- Homily 12, Chapter 27: Who Can Judge
- Homily 12, Chapter 28: Difficulty of Judging
- Homily 12, Chapter 30: Offences Must Come
- Homily 12, Chapter 32: The Golden Rule
- Homily 12, Chapter 33: Fear and Love
- Homily 13, Chapter 1: Journey to Laodicea
- Homily 13, Chapter 2: Peter Relates to Nicetas and Aquila the History of Clement and His Family
- Homily 13, Chapter 3: Recognition of Nicetas and Aquila
- Homily 13, Chapter 4: The Mother Must Not Take Food with Her Son; the Reason Stated
- Homily 13, Chapter 5: Mattidia Wishes to Be Baptized
- Homily 13, Chapter 6: The Sons Reveal Themselves to the Mother
- Homily 13, Chapter 8: Nicetas Like to Be Deceived by Simon Magus
- Homily 13, Chapter 9: The Mother Begs Baptism for Herself and Her Hostess
- Homily 13, Chapter 11: Mattidia Has Unintentionally Fasted One Day
- Homily 13, Chapter 12: The Difficulty Solved
- Homily 13, Chapter 19: Peter's Speech Ended
- Homily 13, Chapter 21: The Same Subject Continued
- Homily 14, Chapter 1: Mattidia is Baptized in the Sea
- Homily 14, Chapter 8: The Old Man Gives Information in Regard to Faustus the Father of Clement
- Homily 14, Chapter 9: Faustus Himself Appears
- Homily 14, Chapter 10: Faustus Explains His Narrative to Peter
- Homily 14, Chapter 11: Discussion on Genesis
- Homily 14, Chapter 12: Clement Undertakes the Discussion
- Homily 15, Chapter 1: Peter Wishes to Convert Faustus
- Homily 15, Chapter 2: Reason for Listening to Peter's Arguments
- Homily 15, Chapter 4: Providence Seen in the Events of the Life of Faustus and His Family
- Homily 15, Chapter 5: Difference Between the True Religion and Philosophy
- Homily 15, Chapter 6: The Love of Man
- Homily 15, Chapter 9: Possessions are Transgressions
- Homily 15, Chapter 10: Poverty Not Necessarily Righteous
- Homily 15, Chapter 11: Exposition of the True Religion Promised
- Homily 16, Chapter 1: Simon Wishes to Discuss with Peter the Unity of God
- Homily 16, Chapter 2: The Same Subject Continued
- Homily 16, Chapter 3: The Mode of the Discussion
- Homily 16, Chapter 4: The Prejudices of Faustus Rather on the Side of Simon Than on that of Peter
- Homily 16, Chapter 6: Simon Appeals to the Old Testament to Prove that There are Many Gods
- Homily 16, Chapter 7: Peter Appeals to the Old Testament to Prove the Unity of God
- Homily 16, Chapter 8: Simon and Peter Continue the Discussion
- Homily 16, Chapter 9: Simon Tries to Show that the Scriptures Contradict Themselves
- Homily 16, Chapter 10: Peter's Explanation of the Apparent Contradictions of Scripture
- Homily 16, Chapter 11: Genesis 1:26 appealed to by Simon
- Homily 16, Chapter 12: Peter's Explanation of the Passage
- Homily 16, Chapter 14: Other Beings Called Gods
- Homily 16, Chapter 17: The Nature of God
- Homily 16, Chapter 18: The Name of God
- Homily 16, Chapter 20: The Character of God
- Homily 16, Chapter 21: Simon Promises to Appeal to the Teaching of Christ; Peter Dismisses the Multitudes
- Homily 17, Chapter 1: Simon Comes to Peter
- Homily 17, Chapter 12: The Fear and Love of God
- Homily 17, Chapter 13: The Evidence of the Senses Contrasted with that from Supernatural Vision
- Homily 17, Chapter 14: The Evidence of the Senses More Trustworthy Than that of Supernatural Vision
- Homily 17, Chapter 15: The Evidence from Dreams Discussed
- Homily 17, Chapter 19: Opposition to Peter Unreasonable
- Homily 17, Chapter 20: Another Subject for Discussion Proposed
- Homily 18, Chapter 1: Simon Maintains that the Framer of the World is Not the Highest God
- Homily 18, Chapter 2: Definition of Goodness and Justice
- Homily 18, Chapter 3: God Both Good and Just
- Homily 18, Chapter 4: The Unrevealed God
- Homily 18, Chapter 5: Peter Doubts Simon's Honesty
- Homily 18, Chapter 6: The Nature of Revelation
- Homily 18, Chapter 7: Simon Confesses His Ignorance
- Homily 18, Chapter 8: The Work of Revelation Belongs to the Son Alone
- Homily 18, Chapter 9: How Simon Bears His Exposure
- Homily 18, Chapter 10: Peter's Reply to Simon
- Homily 18, Chapter 12: Simon's Opinions Expounded by Peter
- Homily 18, Chapter 14: Simon Refuted
- Homily 18, Chapter 20: Some Parts of the Old Testament Written to Try Us
- Homily 18, Chapter 21: Simon's Astonishment at Peter's Treatment of the Scriptures
- Homily 18, Chapter 23: Simon Retires
- Homily 19, Chapter 2: The Existence of the Devil Affirmed
- Homily 19, Chapter 3: Peter Refuses to Discuss Certain Questions in Regard to the Devil
- Homily 19, Chapter 4: Suppositions in Regard to the Devil's Origin
- Homily 19, Chapter 5: God Not Deserving of Blame in Permitting the Existence of the Devil
- Homily 19, Chapter 6: Peter Accuses Simon of Being Worse Than the Devil
- Homily 19, Chapter 7: Peter Suspects Simon of Not Believing Even in a God
- Homily 19, Chapter 10: The Absolute God Entirely Incomprehensible by Man
- Homily 19, Chapter 11: The Application of the Attributes of Man to God
- Homily 19, Chapter 12: God Produced the Wicked One, But Not Evil
- Homily 19, Chapter 13: God the Maker of the Devil
- Homily 19, Chapter 14: Is Matter Eternal?
- Homily 19, Chapter 16: Why the Wicked One is Entrusted with Power
- Homily 19, Chapter 17: The Devil Has Not Equal Power with God
- Homily 19, Chapter 18: Is the Devil a Relation?
- Homily 19, Chapter 19: Some Actions Really Wicked
- Homily 19, Chapter 20: Pain and Death the Result of Sin
- Homily 19, Chapter 21: The Uses of Lust, Anger, Grief
- Homily 19, Chapter 22: Sins of Ignorance
- Homily 19, Chapter 23: The Inequalities of Lot in Human Life
- Homily 19, Chapter 24: Simon Rebuked by Faustus
- Homily 19, Chapter 25: Simon Retires; Sophonias Asks Peter to State His Real Opinions in Regard to Evil
- Homily 20, Chapter 1: Peter is Willing to Gratify Sophonias
- Homily 20, Chapter 3: The Work of the Good One and of the Evil One
- Homily 20, Chapter 4: Men Sin Through Ignorance
- Homily 20, Chapter 5: Sophonias Maintains that God Cannot Produce What is Unlike Himself
- Homily 20, Chapter 7: The Objection Answered, that One Cannot Change Himself
- Homily 20, Chapter 8: The Origin of the Good One Different from that of the Evil One
- Homily 20, Chapter 9: Why the Wicked One is Appointed Over the Wicked by the Righteous God
- Homily 20, Chapter 10: Why Some Believe, and Others Do Not
- Homily 20, Chapter 11: Arrival of Appion and Annubion
- Homily 20, Chapter 12: Faustus Appears to His Friends with the Face of Simon
- Homily 20, Chapter 13: The Flight of Simon
- Homily 20, Chapter 14: The Change in the Form of Faustus Caused by Simon
- Homily 20, Chapter 15: The Repentance of Faustus
- Homily 20, Chapter 17: Annubion's Services to Faustus
- Homily 20, Chapter 19: Peter's Instructions to Faustus
- Homily 20, Chapter 20: Faustus, His Wife, and Sons, Prepare to Go to Antioch
- Homily 20, Chapter 21: Appion and Athenodorus Return in Quest of Faustus
- Homily 20, Chapter 22: Appion and Athenodorus Return to Simon
- Homily 20, Chapter 23: Peter Goes to Antioch