Clement of Rome's First Epistle to the Corinthians is a supremely
valuable historical document. It is one of the very few Christian
texts that have survived from the first century. The early
Christians took utmost care to preserve the letter, copying it out
by hand and even risking their lives in order to hide it from
persecutors. Some local churches kept it for proclamation as part
of the New Testament.
The Church Fathers indicated that Clement was a direct disciple
of the Saints Peter and Paul. Modern scholars, however, called this
into question, arguing that he lived and wrote many decades after
the martyrdom of the Apostles.
Msgr. Thomas Herron's painstaking research led him to conclude
that the Epistle to the Corinthians was composed very early indeed
before 70 A.D. He was not the first scholar to argue for an early
date, but he was the first to undertake a thorough study of the
matter. His methods are rigorous. His writing is clear and honest.
His tone is modest.
Nevertheless, his conclusions are stunning. He argues
persuasively for the earlier dates and then proceeds to sketch out
the significance of the early dating for history, theology, and
apologetics.
Clement's Epistle stands as an early example of the exercise of
hierarchical and Roman authority in the Church. It is a
disciplinary letter addressed with confident authority to a distant
church.
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