1 Clement 25.1

Clement of Rome · 1 Clement · ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) · Rome · Read in context

Summary: The sign of the phoenix.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:52

Ἴδωμεν τὸ παράδοξον σημεῖον τὸ γινόμενον ἐν τοῖς ἀνατολικοῖς τόποις, τουτέστιν τοῖς περὶ τὴν Ἀραβίαν.

Let us consider the marvelous sign that takes place in the eastern regions, that is, around Arabia.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:52 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 · Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation: Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics: Eschatology

Chapter 25 retells the ancient legend of the phoenix (told also by Herodotus, Histories 2.73), which Clement takes as fact and as a sign of the resurrection.

1 Clem. 25.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/25/1/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 25.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/25/1/).