Lost scriptures: books that did not make it into the New Testament by [edited by] Bart D. Ehrman [Ehrman Bart D.]

Author:[edited by] Bart D. Ehrman [Ehrman, Bart D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biblical Reference, Bible Study Guides, Bibles, Other Translations, Apocryphal books (New Testament), New Testament, Christianity, Religion, Biblical Commentary, Biblical Studies, General, History
ISBN: 9780195182507
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Published: 2005-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

THE LETTER OF 1 CLEMENT

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away and are going on down the road.”

kindness be shown to you; the amount

And she pointed them in the wrong

you dispense will be the amount you

direction.

receive.”32

5 And she said to the men, “I know

3 Let us strengthen one another in this

full well that the Lord God is handing

commandment and these demands, so

this land over to you, for fear and tremthat we may forge ahead, obedient to his bling has seized its inhabitants because

words (which are well-suited for holiof you. When you take the land, save me ness) and humble-minded. For the holy

and my father’s household.”

word says,

6 They said to her, “It will be just as

4 “Upon whom shall I look, but upon

you have spoken to us. So, when you

the one who is meek and mild and who

know that we are approaching, gather all

trembles at my sayings?”33

your family under your roof and they will

be saved. For whoever is found outside

And so it is right and holy for

the house will perish.”

14 us to obey God, brothers, rather

7 And they proceeded to give her a

than follow those who instigate a foul

signh, that she should hang a piece of

jealousy with arrogance and disorderscarlet from her house—making it clear liness.

that it is through the blood of the Lord

2 For we will subject ourselves not to

that redemption will come to all who

some ordinary harm, but to real danger,

believe and hope in God.

if we rashly hand ourselves over to the

8 You see, loved ones, not only was

desires of those who rush headlong into

faith found in the woman, but prophecy

strife and faction and so estrange us from

as well.

what is good for us.

3 We should treat one another kindly,

And so we should be humble13

according to the compassion and sweet

minded, brothers, laying aside

character of the one who made us.

all arrogance, conceit, foolishness, and

4 For it is written, “Those who are kind

forms of anger; and we should act in

will inhabit the land, and the innocent

accordance with what is written. For the

will be left upon it; but those who break

Holy Spirit says, “The one who is wise

the law will be destroyed from it.”34

should not boast about his wisdom, nor

5 And again it says, “I saw one who

the one who is strong about his strength,

was impious greatly exalted and raised

nor the one who is wealthy about his

high as the cedars of Lebanon. Then I

wealth; instead, the one who boasts

passed by and look! He was no more.

should boast about the Lord, seeking af

And I searched for his place, but did not

ter him and doing what is just and

find it. Protect what is innocent and focus

right.”31 We should especially remember

on what is upright, because the one who

the words the Lord Jesus spoke when

lives in peace will have a posterity.”35 . . .

teaching about gentleness and patience.

2 For he said: “Show mercy, that you

may be shown mercy; forgive, that it may

be forgiven you. As you do, so it will be

hOr: in addition they told her to give a sign done to you; as you give, so it will be

31

given to you; as you judge, so you will

Jer 9:23–24; 1 Cor 1:31; 2 Cor 10:17.

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