The «Women of Clement»: The Importance of Being a Woman in a Newly Recovered Pseudo-Clementine Fragment

• Cerno, Marianna ^[1]
  1. [1] Università di Udine

     Università di Udine

     Udine, Italia

     
• Localización: Studia philologica valentina, ISSN 1135-9560, Nº. 26, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: STVDIA PHILOLOGICA VALENTINA), págs. 119-136
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The «Women of Clement»: The Importance of Being a Woman in a Newly Recovered Pseudo-Clementine Fragment: The Importance of Being a Woman in a Newly Recovered Pseudo-Clementine Fragment
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  • español

    Un fragmento desconocido, cuyo descubrimiento se anunció en 2018 y cuya edición está en imprenta, nos ofrece una nueva perspectiva sobre el tema pseudoclementino. El fragmento recuperado – que data probablemente de la segunda mitad del siglo IV, pero se basa en una fuente principal del siglo III – describe el comienzo de la saga clementina, de la que las Recognitiones de Rufino narra en cambio el final. En el fragmento, varias mujeres destacan por su papel, su caracterización y su contribución al desarrollo de los acontecimientos: diferentes no solo en carácter, sino también en creencias y costumbres, estas mujeres comparten ciertos valores interiores, los mismos que permiten al joven Clemente crecer y madurar. El fragmento recuperado es una expresión emblemática del crisol cultural y del ambiente transreligioso del judeocristianismo primitivo; fue también el medio más eficaz para que los contenidos de la nueva religión fueran transmitidos e interiorizados por las personalidades más sensibles y receptivas de la cultura y mentalidad paganas de la época: las mujeres cultas.

  • català

    An unknown fragment, whose discovery was announced in 2018 and whose edition is inprint, provides us with a new perspective on the pseudo-Clementine topic. The recovered fragment,which is thought to date from the second half of the 4th century but is based on a main source from the 3rd century, describes the beginning of the Clementine saga, of which Rufinus’Recognitiones tells the end instead. In the fragment, a number of women stand out for their role, their characterisation, and their contribution to the development of events. These women are not only distinct in character and beliefs, but also in their customs. Despite these differences, they share certain values and virtues that facilitate the growth and maturation of the young Clement. The recovered fragment is an emblematic expression of the cultural melting pot and trans-religious environment of the early canturies of Christianity. It was also the most effective means by which the contents of the new religion were transmittedto and internalized by the most sensitive and receptive personalities of the pagan culture and mentality of the time: educated women.

  • English

    An unknown fragment, whose discovery was announced in 2018 and whose edition is in print, provides us with a fresh perspective on the pseudo-Clementine topic. The recovered fragment – probably dating from the second half of the 4th century but based on a main source from the 3rd century – describes the beginning of the Clementine saga, of which Rufinus' Recognitiones tells the end instead. In the fragment, a number of women stand out for their role, their characterisation, and their contribution to the development of events: different not only in character but also in beliefs and customs, these women share certain inner values, the same ones that allow young Clement to grow and mature. The recovered fragment is an emblematic expression of the cultural melting pot and trans-religious environment of early Judaeo-Christianity. It was also the most effective mean by which the contents of the new religion were transmitted to and internalized by the most sensitive and receptive personalities of the pagan culture and mentality of the time: educated women.