The fragmentary text known as the eighth book of the Stromata has
puzzled Clementine scholars for centuries. For the most part, it
consists of purely philosophical material concerned with the theory of
demonstration and the method of scientific inquiry. But it also includes
elements unmistakably Christian. Since the 17th century several
theories have been proposed about its origin and purpose. This paper
will offer a critical overview of these theories, with a special focus
on the Nautin hypothesis published in 1976. The results of the most
recent inquiry, viewing the text as a collection of excerpts from a lost
writing of Galen, will be presented as well.
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