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4 unusual facts about Clementine literature


Clementine literature

In the island of Aradus, opposite the town, Peter finds a miserable beggar woman, who turns out to be Clement's mother.

Lehmann thought the first three books of R to be original, and H for the remainder.

(R adds Dora and Ptolemais (Akko), omitting Byblos, 4.1.) Peter's discourses to the multitude at Tripolis are detailed in H (books 8–11), and in R (three days only, 4–6), with considerable differences.

The Gospel of John is regarded as a 4th-century work produced to show more harmony than actually existed.



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