The Appropriation of the Classical Inheritance as an Instrument to Understand God. Clement of Alexandria, Stromata V (89,1–100,4)
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From an interpretative approach, we present the reading results of Stromata V (89,1–100,4) of Clement of Alexandria, in order to consider classical inheritance as an instrument to deepen understanding of God. We are interested in showing the correlation between the Greek-Jewish sequence and the biblical texts, and at the same time, to propose continuity—not without difficulties—between the peculiar notion of the divine of the Hellenic tradition and the uncreated conception of nature, which implies the gradual identification of the Greek notions of physis and theós. According to Clemente’s method of reading, we make the analysis of the Greek texts clarified from the Old Testament and vice versa, to conclude in his personal conviction, within the framework of primitive Christianity, that Christians are heirs of all openness of God to the world. To reach this conclusion, Clemente argues, from a Platonic perspective, with a view that is both anthropological (man can progressively assimilate to God, from his natural disposition to the virtuous life) and Christological (“everything comes from the only Master”). For this reason, in the interpretation of our author, revelation has redefined human history also from a metaphysical perspective, since Christ has incorporated humanity into history, in a completely new sense, as he providentially founds pagan culture. In Stromata, this is possible, because from the beginning, an artistic way of interpreting man in his relationship with divinity is manifested: the mythical and philosophical knowledge of the Greeks about God had been, for this reason, also theological, insofar as it was manifest in the cosmos. This hermeneutical model will be shown, from the beginning, in revision and in crisis, because the person of Christ may be hidden, from the perspective of our understanding, by the necessary cosmic reference.
Antigüedad tardía, cristianismo primitivo, Clemente de Alejandría, fe, revelación, providencia, recepción de la herencia clásica, filosofía, mito, cosmosLate antiquity, early Christianity, Clement of Alexandria, Faith, Revelation, Providence, Reception of classical heritage, Philosophy, Myth, Cosmos
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