Clement of Alexandria
3rd century · AD 215 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 978 passages
A teacher who read Scripture with an eye for its deeper moral and spiritual meaning, guiding new believers toward maturity in Christ.
Background on Clement of Alexandria
In his own words on Numbers
- Numbers 13:24
Later on, a sacred vine put forth a cluster of grapes that was prophetic. To those who had been led by the Educator to a place of rest after their wanderings it was a sign, for the great cluster of grapes is the Word crushed on our account. The Word desired that the "blood of the grape" be mixed with water as a symbol that his own blood is an integral element in salvation.
The Instructor Book 2
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.