The Apostolic Age · c. 140–160
Second Clement
Anonymous
What it is
Not a letter and not by Clement: a plain sermon urging a congregation to think of Christ as they would of God, to repent while there is still time, and to match profession with conduct.
Why it lasted
The oldest surviving Christian sermon outside the New Testament.
Where to read it
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