An Interesting Observation About the Writings of Clement of Alexandria

I am going through every reference to the Marcosians as I have noted here and was looking for one reference to the 'dove' which came to him at baptism at the beginning of our canonical gospels. You know the familiar narrative with 'John the Baptist' and Jesus.

Not one mention anywhere in his authentic writings (remember I like Photius don't think the Hypotyposes were written by Clement; I suspect Theognostos of Alexandria).

I find that very strange as this is a very distinctive characteristic of the Catholic gospel tradition. The Marcionites, as I have noted time and time again DID NOT HAVE THIS NARRATIVE EITHER (so Tertullian and Ephrem).

Yes Clement mentions 'John,' 'John the Baptist' and various other features from our gospel. But it is strange that a great allegorist doesn't reference the dove.

Clement DOES reference Jesus baptizing a disciple or "disciples" and alludes to mankind being "regenerated" on the sixth day many times in his surviving writings but some people have problems with LGM 1.

The silence about the dove should raise similar questions about the John the Baptist narrative among these skeptics.

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