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10 - 1 and 2 Clement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2021

By
Janelle Peters
Edited by
Michael F. Bird  and
Scott Harrower
Michael F. Bird
Affiliation:
Ridley College, Melbourne
Scott Harrower
Affiliation:
Ridley College, Melbourne
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Summary

Although the association behind 1 and 2 Clement with Clement of Rome is ancient, the two texts have different genres and purposes. The former deals with church leadership generally and addresses particular individuals, while the latter focuses on almsgiving and church wealth distribution. Whereas martyrdom of Christians in the Roman arena appears in 1 Clement, the traditional Games of Greek civic life appears in 2 Clement. The two letters also diverge in their references to specific cities: 1 Clement cites Corinth as its destination, but 2 Clement does not repeatedly invoke the circumstances of a particular city. The biggest similarity between the two texts is that neither claims to be written by Clement of Rome, though for the sake of convenience the unknown authors of both are called “Clement.”

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The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers , pp. 186 - 207
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Donfried, Karl Paul. The Setting of Second Clement in Early Christianity. NovTSup 38. Leiden: Brill, 1974.Google Scholar
Fuellenbach, John. Ecclesiastical Office and the Primacy of Rome: An Evaluation of Recent Theological Discussion of First Clement. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1980.Google Scholar
Gregory, Andrew. 1 Clement: An Introduction, The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, ed. Foster, Paul. London: Bloomsbury, 2007.Google Scholar
Lindemann, Andreas. “The First Epistle of Clement,” in The Apostolic Fathers: An Introduction, ed. Pratscher, Wilhelm. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2010, 47–69.Google Scholar
Peters, Janelle “Rahab, Esther, and Judith as Models for Church Leadership in 1 Clement,” JECH 5 (2015): 94–110.Google Scholar
Stanton, G.R. “2 Clement VII and the Origin of the Document,” Classica et Mediaevalia 28 (1967): 314–20.Google Scholar
Stewart Sykes, Alistair. From Prophesy to Preaching. A Search for the Origins of Christian Homily. VgChrSup 59. Leiden: Brill, 2001.Google Scholar
Tuckett, Christopher M. 2 Clement: Introduction, Text, and Commentary. OAF. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.Google Scholar

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