Reincarnation – an original Christian doctrine

50 now and then.” 65 Clement of Alexandria, Dunning Oration 11, 25, 4. “But truly baleful thoughts, consorted and having strayed from the correct path, displaced the “Creature of Heaven”, ergo man, from a heavenly existence down to Earth by enticing him to adhere to terrestrial structures.” 66 Clement of Alexandria, the Educator, Chapter 33, 6. “It is only an envelope (meaning the body of man), that is given to us on the occasion of our entrance into this world so that we can enter this communal educational institution (the Earth); but hidden within live the Father and his Son who died for us and who resurrected with us.” 67 Clement of Alexandria, Stromata “It (the soul, editor) existed before the world was created. They lived in God’s consciousness and still live in it as rationally gifted beings of the divine world… Philolaus, the Pythagorean taught that they (the souls) must often reincarnate in order to atone for the sins they committed in previous lives; most of the old prophets shared and confirmed his conviction.” 68 b) Patristic evidence in regards to the re-establishment of all things Philo of Alexandria, about Abraham § 258 “He (Abraham) was obviously of the opinion that an excess of grief is irreconcilable with the wisdom that taught him, namely that death should not be seen as an extinguishing of the soul, but as its disentanglement and separation from the body, so it can go from whence it came from; and it did indeed come from God.” 69 Philo of Alexandria, about Joseph § 264 “…because according to my judgment a virtuous man is not dead, such a man rather lives evermore, never changing, as immortal being, as a soul that is no longer fettered to a body.” 70 Philo of Alexandria, the Inheritance of the Divine § 273f. “We begin by becoming slaves of rough masters, suffering the kind of evil that suits our nature on the one hand, whilst God will do what’s required on the other hand, because he proclaimed salvation and deliverance for the souls that a priory implored him to help them; he will not only grant them the release from their fetters and an exit from a closely guarded jail, he also gave them travel rations he called baggage. When the spirit who descended from above, from heaven to be chained to physical needs.., it will wander off again to find its way back to its homeland and it takes all its accomplishments, called baggage, with it.” 71 Justinian, Dialogue CV, 4 “That the soul continues to live has been verified by me, because the soothsayer called Samuel’s soul when Saul requested it.” 72 Justinian, Dialogue CXXIV, 4 “I will rather tell you that people are indeed censured by the Holy Spirit, but that they were created in the past to be god-like, free from suffering and death – assuming that they abide by God’s commandments – having received the dignity of being called Sons of God.” 73 Justinian, Apology, Chapter 23 “…furthermore that Jesus Christ…taught us these things in order to bring about a change to the human 65 Clement, Dunning oration, see P.94 66 Clement, Dunning oration see P.94 67 Clement, the Educator, see P 266 68 Clement, Stromata, cited according to Schmidt, see P. 44 69 Philo, Volume I, see P. 149 70 Philo, Volume I, see P. 211 71 Philo, Volume V, see P. 285 72 Justinian, Dialogue, see P. 171 73 Justinian, Dialogue, see P. 204