EVIL, FREEDOM, AND THE ROAD TO PERFECTION IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE Formerly Philosophia Patrum TEXTS AND STUDIES OF EARLY CHRISTIAN LIFE AND LANGUAGE EDITORS J. DEN BOEFT — R. VAN DEN BROEK — W.L. PETERSEN D.T. RUNIA — J.C.M. VAN WINDEN V O L U ME XLIII '68׳V EVIL, FREEDOM, AND THE ROAD TO PERFECTION IN CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA BY PETER (PANAYIOTIS) KARAVITES י י 6 8^ י BRILL LEIDEN · BOSTON · KÖLN 1999 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Catal0ging-in-Publicatí0n Data Karavites, Peter. Evil—freedom—and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria. / by Peter (Panayiotis) Karavites. p. cm. — (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, ISSN 0920-623X ; v. 43) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9004112383 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Clement, of Alexandria, Saint, ca. I50־ca. 215. 2. Theodicy— History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. 3. Good and evil— History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. 4. Freedom (Theology)—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. 5. Perfection—Religious aspects—Christianity—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. I. Title. II. Series. BT160.K37 1998 231'.8'092—dc21 98-42663 CIP Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme [Vigiliae Christianae / Supplements] Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae : formerly Philosophia Patrum; texts and studies of early Christian life and language. - Leiden ; Boston ; Köln : Brill. Früher Schriftenreihe ISSN 0920-623X Vol.43. Karavites, Peter: Evil - freedom - and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria. - 1998 Karavites, Peter: Evil—freedom—and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria / by Peter (Panayiotis) Karavites. - Leiden ; Boston ; Köln : Brill, 1998 (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Vol. 43) ISBN 90-04-11238-3 ISSN 0920-623X ISBN 90 04 11238 3 © Copyright 1999 by Komnklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Darners MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS For Christine, Kalliope, and Themistocles CONTENTS Abbreviations Preface Introduction I. Evil: Its Antecedents and Clement's Views II. God's Righteousness III. Sexuality and Evil IV. Freedom of the Will V. Clement's Gnostic VI. Conclusion Bibliography Index ABBREVIATIONS BEP Bibliothêkê Hellênôn Paterôn, Constantine Bonis (ed.) (Athens, no date). BKV Bibliothek der Kirchenväter, Ο. Bardenhwer, Τ. Schermann, C. Weyman, Kempten, (eds.) (München 1911—) CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (Vienna, 1866־) CAF Comicorum Atticorum Fragmenta, Theodore Koch, 3 vols. (Leipzig, 1883). Diels Die Fragmente der vorsokratiker, Diels H. and W. Kranz (Weidmann, 1974). FHG Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum, Müller, Karl (ed.) 4 vols. (Paris, 1851). FPhGr Fragmenta Philosophorum Graecorum, Mullach, F.G.A. (ed.), (Paris, 1881). GCS Die greichischen Christlichen Schrifsteller der estern Jahrhunderte (Berlin, 1897--). Die Fragmente zur Dialektik der Stoiker, Husler, Karlheinz, 4 vols. (Stuttgart, 1987). HSCP Harvard Studies in Classical Philology JHS Journal of Hellenic Studies. A.A. Long and D.N. Sedley, The Hellenistic Philosophers (Cambridge Long and Sedley Univ. Press, 1987) 2 vols. Sources Chrétiennes (Paris, 1942 —). SC Stählin, Ο., Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der esten drei Jahrhunderte, vols, 12, 52 (15), 17, 39 (Leipzig, 1905-60), referred to also in abbreviated form as GCS. Stählin, O., Des Clements von Alexandreia ausgewehlte Schriften aus den griechischen übersetzt (Münich, 1934). SVF Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta, repr. of the Teubnered. In Dubuque, Iowa, no year. TG F Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta, Nauck, Augustus (ed.) (Hildesheim, 1964). TGF Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta, Richard Kannich, Stefan Radt, Bruno, Snell (eds.) (Göttingen, 1981). ThHE Θρησκευτική και Ηθική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια. TWNT Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament ZNTW Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche.