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Book SynopsisVon Harnack's landmark 'farewell gift' to students of 1 Clement.
Trade ReviewMany of Harnack's analyses and insights into 1 Clement retain their value in today's marketplace of historical inquiry. Cerone's adept translation has done a great service to Anglophone scholarship, by converting this wealth into usable currency. Critical readers will discover a worthy return on investment. Paul Hartog, Professor of Theology, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary Jacob Cerone's edition of Adolf von Harnack's seminal study of 1 Clement is an outstanding premiere to what promises to be an impressive series, Classic Studies on the Apostolic Fathers. From the characteristically erudite introduction to Harnack's essay by Prof. Larry Welborn, to the smooth translation of Harnack's influential 'farewell gift' to his church history students, to the four still-valuable articles on 1 Clement by Harnack appended to the essay, this volume shines with insight. For anyone interested in 1 Clement - which should be any student of early Christianity - this is a must-have volume. David J. Downs, author of Alms: Charity, Reward, and Atonement in Early Christianity This fine little volume provides a clear and lucid rendering of a classic German study not widely known and only rarely used by English readers of 1 Clement. The vibrant contemporary style and careful sensitivity to von Harnack's original emphasis is admirable. Cerone's careful work is much appreciated, and serious students of the Apostolic Fathers do well to have this publication available for their own research. Clayton N. Jefford, Professor of Scripture, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword: Classic Studies on the Apostolic Fathers Preface: Adolf von Harnack and 1 Clement, by Jacob N. Cerone Acknowledgments, by Jacob N. Cerone Foreword: Harnack's Testament, by Larry Welborn Preface Introduction 1. The Transmission of the Letter The Letter 2. The Author 3. Characteristics of the Letter and Its Religious Content 4. The Sources of Clementine-Roman Christianity 1. The Old Testament 2. Christ and the Christian 3. The Rational-Moralistic Idealism of the Age and Its Literary and Aesthetic Forms Excursus: The Political Stance 5. The Struggle in Corinth over the Ecclesiastical Officials and the Order of the Office Section I Section II Section III Excursus: Is the Attitude of the Letter Specifically Roman? 6. Problems That Have not yet Been Conclusively Investigated Posed by 1 Clement, Which Can Also Be Addressed in Seminars 7. A Look at the Development of Church History, Which the Letter Grants and That Should Be Studied 8. Concluding Word Notes Appendix I: The Recently Discovered Latin Translation of 1 Clement Appendix II: New Studies on the Recently Discovered Latin Translation of 1 Clement Appendix III: The First Letter of Clement: A Study to Determine the Character of the Oldest Form of Gentile Christianity Appendix IV: The Epithet "Servant of God" Used of Jesus and Its History in the Ancient Church Bibliography Index to 1 Clement by Harnack Index of Authors Index of Subjects Index of Ancient Sources
