1 Clement

Κλήμεντος πρὸς Κορινθίους

Anonymous (traditionally identified as Clement, bishop of Rome; the letter itself names no author, writing in the voice of the Roman church) · c. AD 80-140; most often dated c. AD 96, near the end of Domitian's reign · Rome (Italy) · letters

Writing from the church at Rome to quell a schism at Corinth, where younger members had deposed elder presbyters, the letter argues that ordained succession from the apostles, not personal charisma, is what legitimates church authority.