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Why was the epistle by Clement of Rome taken out of the New Testament?
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The Church Fathers wished to include only those books actually written by the apostles themselves in the New Testament. They had decided that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, although originally anonymous, were actually written by the apostles. The letters of Paul were included, of course, including those we now know to be pseudepigraphical. Similarly, the Church Fathers believed that the Epistles of James, John, Jude and Peter were written by the apostles because the text of the letters told them so. Finally, the Book of Revelation was included because it was signed by someone called John, who they decided was the apostle John.
Although we now know that 1 Clement was written before Acts of the Apostles and probably before Luke's Gospel, as well as being before several of the epistles, the Church Fathers excluded this epistle because Clement was not really an apostle.
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Was Peter in Rome at the time the Epistle to the Romans was written?
Had Peter been in Rome when Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans, we can be sure that Paul would have addressed him in the introduction, as a courtesy. No matter how strained their relationship might have been, it would havebeen unwise for Paul not to have done so.Furthermore, Clement of Rome (1 Clement, c 95 CE), wrote of the life and, in general terms, death of Peter but does not seem to have known that he was in Rome just four or five decades earlier.
How did Saint Clement become pope?
A:Catholic tradition says that Saint Clement I was the fourth pope, with his papacy occurring approximately 92-97 CE, but historically there was no Pope Clement I.Scholars have investigated all the available evidence and have concluded that there was no bishop of Rome, and therefore no pope, until well into the second century. Francis A. Sullivan SJ (From Apostles to Bishops) says that it is the consensus of scholars that the church of Rome was led by a college of presbyters, rather than a single bishop. On the available evidence, Clement might have been one of these presbyters, but not a monepiscopal leader of the church in Rome. In particular, the epistle known as 1 Clement makes it clear that there was no central authority figure of the church in either Rome or Corinth, where the epistle was addressed.
Where was Saint Clement born?
Saint Clement was born in Rome, Italy.
Was Clement the writer of Paul's epistles?
On the evidence of Eusebius, Clement was bishop of Rome between 92 and 101 CE. Clement is said to have written two letters to the Corinthians, but these are not the same letters as Paul wrote to the Corinthians. In any case, Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians must have been written before Mark's Gospel, which is reliably dated to around 70 CE. The Clementine epistle, 1 Clement does refer to Paul's letter to the Corinthians. No, he did not write Paul's epistles - Paul wrote them. Some are of the opinion that Clement may have written Hebrews.
When was Saint Clement of Rome Church created?
Saint Clement of Rome Church was created in 1929.
What is Pope Clement I known for?
A:Catholic tradition says that Clement I was the fourth pope, with his papacy occurring approximately 92-97 CE, but historically there was no Pope Clement I, although there may have been an early Roman presbyter named Clement. Francis A. Sullivan SJ (From Apostles to Bishops) says that it is the consensus of scholars that the church of Rome was led by a college of presbyters, rather than a single bishop, for at least several decades of the second century. The tradition that Clement was bishop of Rome during nineties of the first century arose because Eusebius mentions his name two hundred years later. A fanciful legend from the fourth century describes Clement's martyrdom. He is recognised as a saint.Clement I is the earliest pope to whom a text is attributed. The epistle now known a 1 Clement is attributed to Clement, although it was written anonymously and possibly had more than one author. The author of this epistle makes no claim to authority, either in Rome or in respect to the church of Corinth, to which it was addressed. The epistle now known as 2 Clement was also attributed to Clement, but is clearly a second-century forgery. Clement I is included, with other early Christian popes, as an author of the Pseudo-Isidoran (or False) Decretals, ninth-century forgeries that portray the early popes as claiming absolute and universal authority. Two Epistles on Virginity were traditionally attributed to Clement, but there is almost universal consensus that Clement was not the author of those two epistles.
What are the lost books written and not put in the Bible by Constantine?
If a book is lost, most likely it couldn't be included in Scripture or was decided not to be 'inspired' by God to be included. There are some writings called the 'Apocrypha' which are in some versions of the Scripture - particularly the Catholic Bible..Catholic AnswerConstantine had nothing to do with putting together the Bible. The Old Testament as we have it today is a translation of the Septuagint which was the Greek Bible used by Jesus and most other Jews at that time. The New Testament was put together by the Pope and the Council of Rome at the end of the fifth century. What protestants call the "apocrypha" is actually the deuterocanon of the Old Testament. There is a deuterocanon of the New Testament and it is accepted by them, just not the Old Testament. Deuterocanonical books are just as much the canon as the protocanonical books. The apocrypha are the uninspired books, and they are not in the Bible. You can buy a book that covers the "lost books" such as they are, here is a list of books that didn't make it into the New Testament: The Gospel of the Birth of MaryThe ProtevangelionThe Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus ChristThe Infancy Gospel of ThomasThe Epistles of Jesus Christ and Abgarus King of EdessaThe Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate)The Apostles' Creed (throughout history)The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the LaodiceansThe Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to PaulThe Acts of Paul and TheclaThe Epistles of Clement (The First and Second Epistles of Clement to the Corinthians)The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Ignatius to the EphesiansThe Epistle of Ignatius to the MagnesiansThe Epistle of Ignatius to the TralliansThe Epistle of Ignatius to the RomansThe Epistle of Ignatius to the PhilidelphiansThe Epistle of Ignatius to the SmyrneansThe Epistle of Ignatius to PolycarpThe Shepherd of Hermas (Visions, Commands, and Similitudes)Letter of Herod To Pilate the GovernorLetter of Pilate to HerodThe Lost Gospel of PeterThe Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippiansand the Old Testament:The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan (The First and Second Book of Adam and Eve)The Secrets of EnochThe Psalms of SolomonThe Odes of SolomonThe Letter of AristeasThe Fourth Book of MaccabeesThe Story of AhikarTestaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
How did Clement of Rome die?
He died by Anchor
Why at first the Romans banned Christianity in Rome?
A:Far from being banned from Rome in its earliest days, Christianity seems to have found a place there almost from the beginning. Paul wrote to the Roman Christians, and appears to have intended to visit them. A few years later, the Great Fire of Rome was thought to have broken out in the area of Rome where Christians were known to congregate, leading Emperor Nero to blame them, probably unfairly, for starting the fire. Christianity seems to have been well established in Rome by 95 CE, when Clement of Rome wrote his epistle now known as 1 Clement. By the third century, the Christian Church owned properties and imposing churches in Rome.
Which apostle traveled to Rome to convert people to Christianity?
The Bible does not say who went to Rome to win converts to Christianity. However, Paul's Epistle to the Romans demonstrates that by the fifties at the latest, there was already a flourishing Christian community in Rome. Paul is believed to have gone to Rome, but probably not with the intention of converting people to Christianity. Peter is traditionally thought to have moved to Rome, to head the church there, but there is no actual evidence that he ever visited Rome. Clement of Rome, while mentioning Peter, gives no hint that he knew of Peter having been in Rome a few decades earlier.
Who was the first disciple to found a Christian church in Rome?
We do not know who founded a Christian church in Rome, because Paul's Epistle to the Romans shows there clearly was already a flourishing church there before he ever went to Rome. There is a tradition that Peter also went to Rome but, if he did do so, this would certainly have been later than Paul's Epistle to the Romans
Did Paul write Romans as a way of beginning a Church in Rome?
A:Paul wrote his Epistle to the Romans to a Christian community already established in Rome, so it could not have been his intention to begin a church in Rome. In that epistle, he expressed a desire to visit Rome on his way to Spain, and to preach his gospel to the church already existing in Rome. It seems likely that he did visit Rome on his way to Spain, but we have no way of knowing what his influence in Rome might have been.
