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'''Clement of [[Rome]]''' (active AD 90-100) is regarded as "The first Christian scholar" and became a [[saint]]. According to [[Eusebius]]<ref>Eusebius Pamphilus, ''Ecclesiastical History'', Book III, chapter 15, "Clement, the Third Bishop of Rome"</ref> he was elected [[Bishop]] of Rome in the 12th year of the reign of [[Domitian]] (A.D. 93). As the Bishop or Elder of the Church in Rome, he wrote a letter about A.D. 93-96 to settle a dispute in the [[Corinth]]ian church. The church had replaced its leaders with new, more youthful men. Clement argued that there was a 'chain of command' in the church: God the Father sent [[Christ]], Christ appointed [[the apostles]] and the apostles commissioned the [[bishop]]s. Though at his time there was clearly some truth in this, those who came after him developed this argument into the Roman [[Catholic]] doctrine of succession. The tone of the letter is authoritative, and has been taken as early evidence of the authority of the Church in Rome over another church.

'''Clement of [[Rome]]''' (active AD 90-100) is regarded as "The first Christian scholar" and became a [[saint]]. According to [[Eusebius]]<ref>Eusebius Pamphilus, ''Ecclesiastical History'', Book III, chapter 15, "Clement, the Third Bishop of Rome"</ref> he was elected [[Bishop]] of Rome in the 12th year of the reign of [[Domitian]] (A.D. 93). As the Bishop or Elder of the Church in Rome, he wrote a letter about A.D. 93-96 to settle a dispute in the [[Corinth]]ian church ('''1 Clement'''). The church had replaced its leaders with new, more youthful men. Clement argued that there was a 'chain of command' in the church: God the Father sent [[Christ]], Christ appointed [[the apostles]] and the apostles commissioned the [[bishop]]s. Though at his time there was clearly some truth in this, those who came after him developed this argument into the Roman [[Catholic]] doctrine of [[apostolic succession]]. The tone of the letter is authoritative, and has been taken as early evidence of the [[authority]] of the Church in Rome over another church.

He is known for resisting [[Gnostic]] [[heresies]] and also for his belief that truth is found among the teachings of all men - thus paving the way for two millennia of apologetic writings in which believers have appealed to what men know by their own philosophies in order to help them come to a knowledge of the true God.

He is known for resisting [[Gnostic]] [[heresies]] and also for his belief that truth is found among the teachings of all men - thus paving the way for two millennia of apologetic writings in which believers have appealed to what men know by their own philosophies in order to help them come to a knowledge of the true God.

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