Clement of Alexandria and the Beginnings of Christian Apophaticism

Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Clement: Christian Writer in Second-Century Alexandria
• 3 The Concept of God in Middle Platonism
• 4 Clement's Method of Concealment
• 5 Clement's Concept of God. 1. The Apophatic Essence of the Father
• 6 Clement's Concept of God. 2. The Son as Logos
• 7 The Knowledge of God
• 8 Apophaticism and the Distinction between Essence and Power
• 9 Concluding Remarks