Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. 150 – ca. 215 AD) on modesty in conduct and attire in public worship.
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TERTULLIAN: ”Within the Limits” (Titus 3:1)
Tertullian (ca. 155 AD – ca. 220 AD) on the limits of being “subject to magistrates” (Titus 3:1).
TERTULLIAN: ”Render to Cæsar” (Matt 22:21)
Tertullian (ca. 155 – 220 AD) on the “render unto Caesar” passage (Matt 22:21).
IRENAEUS: ”The Type of the Jaw-Bone” (Judg 15:11)
Irenaeus (ca. 130 – ca. 202 AD) on Samson’s jaw-bone as a type of the body of Christ.
IRENAEUS: ”The Ass Was the Type” (Num 22:22-23)
Irenaeus (ca. 130 – ca. 202 AD) on the typology and Christophany in the Balaam’s donkey and the angel incident (Num 22:22-23).
IRENAEUS: ”The Instrumentality of Wood”
Irenaeus (ca. 130 – ca. 202 AD) on seeing Christ in Elisha recovering the axe head (2 Kgs 6:6).
CLEMENS: ”The Class of the Elect”
Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. 150 – ca. 215 AD) on 1 John 2:19.
JUSTIN: ”Lift up Your Gates”
Justin Martyr (ca. 100 – ca. 165 AD) on a Christological reading of Psalm 24:7.
CLEMENT: ”A Scarlet Thread”
Clement of Rome (ca. 35 – ca. 99 AD) on a Christological Interpretation of Rahab’s scarlet thread.
CLEMENS: ”Gave Philosophy to the Greeks”
Clemens Alexandrinus (ca. 150 – ca. 215 AD) on Greek philosophy and the inferior angels (Deut 32:8-9).