We have reached the end of our research into the document found in the Ante Nicene Father collection, known as the Clement Journal. It is impossible to sum up so many posts in detail, but one thing is clear — the early Christian religion, as given by Peter to Clement … Continue reading
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More Insight into Christian Initiation
This is a continuation of posts on Clement’s Journal, found (in obscurity) in the Ante Nicene Fathers. Peter has been initiating Clement, so we see the “inner workings” of this process, which really amounts to a sort of personal spiritual apprenticeship, which is governed by affectionate command and proud obedience, … Continue reading
Christian Initiation in Clementine Literature
This is a continuation of thoughts from my source, as well as a running summary/commentary on the events described. Please note the tremendous import of one claim made in this treatise: Baptism is a powerful rite because Christ the Only-Begotten made the waters (upper & lower). Peter is initiating Clement … Continue reading
The Golden Book & Saint Clement
Boris Mouravieff, when teaching on polar-beings in Gnosis, references the existence of the Golden Book, an oral (if also incomplete) compilation of Jesus’ teachings to the inner circle of disciples. It is only fair to point out that (like the exoteric-esoteric paradox of Christianity itself), the idea of a written … Continue reading