Proverbs, Parables, and the Mystery-Gospel Hermeneutic The evidence is best presented in two groups: six foundational passages from Clement of Alexandria, followed by six passages showing the continuation of the same hermeneutic in Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Jerome, and the wider Alexandrian tradition. outward expression → inward meaning → parable → mystery → public proclamation → private explanation These passages do not independently prove that a separate written mystery Gospel existed. They do establish that the conceptual and exegetical system presupposed by such a Gospel was real, explicit, and deeply rooted in Alexandrian Christianity. I. Clement of Alexandria: Six Foundational Passages 1. Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 1.1.13.1–5 English / Greek “The Lord permitted the divine mysteries and that holy light to be communicated to those capable of receiving them. He did not reveal to the many what did not belo...