Convince me that 1 Clement knew a Gospel
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:36 pm
So as not to *resurrect* an old thread.
After having read through 1 Clement several times, I'm still not convinced that the writer of 1 Clement was aware of any Gospel narrative about Jesus. It seems that most commentaries take from granted, or even see evidence, that the writer of 1 Clement was well aware of the historical Jesus, but I see no such thing.
And it seems that any discussion I try to have on this matter devolve into "errant expectations", and I get a typical list of reasons why 1 Clement has no occasion to talk about the historical Jesus. To me it seems that at best the writer of 1 Clement is aware of sayings attributed to Jesus.
So does anyone have a good reason why we should conclude that 1 Clement is aware of the Gospel Jesus, who had crowds of followers, healed the lame, cast out demons, predicted the fall of the Temple, stood trial, was persecuted, and was executed under the rule of Pilate at the direction of the Sanhedrin? Unless I'm missing something, 1 Clement has multiple opportunities to reflect on the life of Jesus and never shows any sign of such knowledge.
After having read through 1 Clement several times, I'm still not convinced that the writer of 1 Clement was aware of any Gospel narrative about Jesus. It seems that most commentaries take from granted, or even see evidence, that the writer of 1 Clement was well aware of the historical Jesus, but I see no such thing.
And it seems that any discussion I try to have on this matter devolve into "errant expectations", and I get a typical list of reasons why 1 Clement has no occasion to talk about the historical Jesus. To me it seems that at best the writer of 1 Clement is aware of sayings attributed to Jesus.
So does anyone have a good reason why we should conclude that 1 Clement is aware of the Gospel Jesus, who had crowds of followers, healed the lame, cast out demons, predicted the fall of the Temple, stood trial, was persecuted, and was executed under the rule of Pilate at the direction of the Sanhedrin? Unless I'm missing something, 1 Clement has multiple opportunities to reflect on the life of Jesus and never shows any sign of such knowledge.