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I quote a particular section from St. Clement of Alexandria’s The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book VI. In it, he cites a writing attributed to Peter to show that the Jews and Greeks worship the same God of Christians, and also addresses the Lord’s descent into Hades to preach to the dead. One interesting claim made about the Jews is that they adore/revere angels and archangels, which Clement condemns.
I now turn to the excerpts. All emphasis will be mine.
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