The so-called First Epistle of Clement has long intrigued
historians of early Christianity. It responds to a crisis in the
Corinthian church by enjoining an ethic of subordination especially
to the presbyteroi and episkopoi, but the exact nature of that
conflict has eluded scholars. L. L. Welborn sets out a clear
methodology for reconstructing the historical situation behind the
letter, then examines the conventions of its deliberative rhetoric,
its blending of citations from the Old Testament and Paul's
letters, and its reliance on topoi from Greco-Roman civic
discourse. He then presents a compelling argument for the letter's
occasion. First Clement assails a "revolt" among the youth against
their elders, invoking epithets and characterizations that were, as
Welborn demonstrates at length, common in political discourse
supporting the status quo. At length, Welborn proposes two possible
scenarios for the precise nature of the "revolt" in Corinth- a
revolt possibly inspired by memories of the apostle Paul- and
details the replacement of a Pauline ethic with a strict code of
subordination.
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