36. The "Absurd and Ungodly" Books

 
Other books, again, he called ἄτοπα καὶ δυσσεβη, absurd and ungodly, such as the Gospels of Thomas and Matthias and like heretical writings, amongst works Clem. Alex. had called ἀπόκρνφα καὶ νόθα.1
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1. Earlier Eusebius had spoken of one Epistle of Clement as being "acknowledged," but elsewhere placed it among " disputed " books.