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Exhortation to the Greeks: ΛΟΓΟΣ ΠΡΟΤΡΕΠΤΙΚΟΣ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ

by Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria’s Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) is a sharp-edged call to conversion. Addressed to educated pagans of the second century, it critiques their inherited religion—not with ridicule, but with clarity, logic, and moral force. Clement argues that the gods of Olympus offer no lasting truth, and that only Christ, the divine Logos, brings virtue, wisdom, and eternal life.