CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA - PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY

Stromateis, 1. 5. 28

Greek text from Migne PG, Vol. 8, Col. 717

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Ἦν μὲν οὖν πρὸ τῆς τοῦ Κυρίου παρουσίας εἰς δικαιοσύνην Ἕλλησιν ἀναγκαία φιλοσοφία· νυνὶ δὲ χρησίμη πρὸς θεοσέβειαν γίνεται, προπαιδεία τις οὖσα τοῖς τὴν πίστιν δι' ἀποδείξεως καρπουμένοις· ὅτι «ὁ πούς σου» φησὶν «οὐ μὴ προσκόψῃ,» ἐπὶ τὴν πρόνοιαν τὰ καλὰ ἀναφέροντος, ἐάν τε Ἑλληνικὰ ᾖ ἐάν τε ἡμέτερα. Πάντων μὲν γὰρ αἴτιος τῶν καλῶν ὁ Θεός· ἀλλὰ τῶν μὲν, κατὰ προηγούμενον, ὡς τῆς τε Διαθήκης τῆς Παλαιᾶς, καὶ τῆς Νέας, τῶν δὲ κατ' ἐπακολούθημα, ὡς τῆς φιλοσοφίας. Τάχα δὲ καὶ προηγουμένως τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐδόθη τότε, πρὶν ἢ τὸν κύριον καλέσαι καὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας· «ἐπαιδαγώγει» γὰρ καὶ αὐτὴ τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν ὡς «ὁ νόμος» τοὺς Ἑβραίους «εἰς Χριστόν.» Προπαρασκευαζει τοίνυν ἡ φιλοσοφία, προοδοποιοῦσα τὸν ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ τελειούμενον.