Clement and Scriptural Exegesis

H. Clifton Ward is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. His most recent publications have examined the scriptural interpretation of Clement of Alexandria, early Christian exegesis more broadly, and the role of exegesis in the development of early Christian theology. His research specializes in the intersection of ancient literary criticism, the formation of Christian Scripture, and the reading practices of Christian exegetes in the first four centuries CE.

• Introduction PART ONE: CREATIVE EXEGESIS AND THE 'GRAMMATICAL ARCHIVE' 1: Reading as 'Creative Exegesis': The Grammarian's Task 2: The 'Grammatical Archive': Creative Exegesis in Antiquity PART TWO: CLEMENT, THE GRAMMARIAN 3: 'Hidden Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge': Reading Clement Reading Scripture 4: Clement's Grammatical Archive: Commentarial Assumptions 5: Clement's Grammatical Archive: Commentarial Strategies PART THREE: CREATIVE EXEGESIS AND THE 'MEMORIAL ARCHIVE' 6: Reading as 'Creative Exegesis': Scripture and the Art of Memory 7: Reading as 'Creative Exegesis': Scripture and the Art of Recollection PART FOUR: CLEMENT, THE INVENTOR 8: 'The Beginning of All Things': A Theological Constellation 9: 'Faith in the Only Perfect Man': An Economical Constellation 10: 'Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom': A Hermeneutical Constellation 11: Epilogue: Clement, the Commentarial Theologian

This helpful study ought to be further commended for its immense readability...this study illuminates Clement the commentarian, and any student of Clement or the broader development of early Christianity in the Roman world would benefit from the insights offered in this monograph.