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Fragments of the Apocalypse of Peter

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Section 1

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1. Clemens Alexandrinus, Eclog. 48. For instance,

‹ Salutation / Introduction Section 2 ›

Peter

in

the

Apocalypse

says

that

the

children

who

are

born

out

of

due

time

shall

be

of

the

better

part

:

and

that

these

are

delivered

over

to

a

care

-

taking

angel

that

they

may

attain

a

share

of

knowledge

and

gain

the

better

abode

[

after

suffering

what

they

would

have

suffered

if

they

had

been

in

the

body

:

but

the

others

shall

merely

obtain

salvation

as

injured

beings

to

whom

mercy

is

shown

,

and

remain

without

punishment

,

receiving

this

as

a

reward

]

.

Notes

1
The part of the quotation between square brackets is assigned by Harnack to Clement himself and not to the Apocalypse.