Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Pseudo-Clementine Literature/The Clementine Homilies/Homily III/Chapter 22

Chapter XXII.&#8212;Male and Female.

&#8220;But a companion was created along with him, a female nature, much differing from him, as quality from substance, as the moon from the sun, as fire from light.&#160; She, as a female ruling the present world as her like, was entrusted to be the first prophetess, announcing prophecy with all amongst those born of woman. &#160; But the other, as the son of man, being a male, prophesies better things to the world to come as a male.